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mentally incompetent

adjective as in non compos mentis

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Unhoused people, those living off the grid and others who don’t have a permanent address are eligible to vote as long as they are U.S. citizens and California residents who are older than 18, not serving in prison for a felony conviction and not deemed mentally incompetent by a court.

Unhoused people, those living off the grid and others who don’t have a permanent address are eligible to vote as long as they are U.S. citizens and California residents who are older than 18, not serving in prison for a felony conviction and not deemed mentally incompetent by a court.

Girardi’s lawyers also contended their client was mentally incompetent, unable to assist his own attorneys — let alone retain any short-term memory — and in the throes of progressive cognitive decline.

Girardi’s lawyers also contended their client was mentally incompetent, unable to assist his own attorneys — let alone retain any short-term memory — and in the throes of progressive cognitive decline.

His attorneys have long sought to portray Girardi as mentally incompetent and in the throes of progressive cognitive decline, but a federal judge this year deemed him fit to stand trial.

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