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- Published online June 12, 2015.
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© 2015 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
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- Jennifer Piel, JD, MD,
- Michael J. Finkle, JD, MBA,
- Megan Giske, JD and
- Gregory B. Leong, MD
- Dr. Piel is Staff Psychiatrist, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, and Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Judge Finkle presides in the King County District Court, King County, WA, and is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA. Ms. Giske is a Staff Attorney with the Northwest Defenders Division of the King County Department of Public Defense, Seattle, WA. Dr. Leong is a Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
- Address correspondence to: Jennifer Piel, JD, MD, VA Puget Sound, 1660 South Columbian Way, MS-116, Seattle, WA 98108. E-mail jennifer.piel{at}va.gov.
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- Abstract
- Legal Process for Extradition Hearings
- Legal Competency for Extradition Purposes
- Clinical Considerations
- Nuanced Approach to Competency
- Intersection Between Extradition Proceedings and Clinical Considerations
- Ramifications for the Incompetent Defendant in the Setting of Extradition
- Conclusion
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