The Supreme Court formulated the standards of jurisdiction in criminal trials in Dusky v. United States, 362 US 402 (1960). The standards set by the court are broad, vague, and open-ended. It allows clinical evaluations in the interpretation and application of the test. Convicting a mentally ill or incompetent defendant violates due process. Therefore, the defendant, the court, or the attorney general may order a hearing on motion. Before the hearing date of the case, the court may order a psychological or psychiatric evaluation of the accused. Under the provisions of section 4247, psychologists or psychiatrists report findings to the court. The court is allowed to require a deadline for the evaluation so that the timely examination can be ensured. The court may also ask the experts who carried out the assessment to specify the observations made by the defendant, the type of examination carried out and the experts' opinion on competence
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