Jackson v. Indiana
| Jackson v. Indiana | |
|---|---|
| Argued November 18, 1971 Decided June 7, 1972 | |
| Full case name | Theon Jackson v. Indiana |
| Citations | 406 U.S. 715 (more) 92 S. Ct. 1845; 32 L. Ed. 2d 435 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Jackson v. State, 253 Ind. 487, 255 N.E.2d 515 (1970); cert. granted, 401 U.S. 973 (1971). |
| Holding | |
| The state of Indiana cannot constitutionally commit the petitioner for an indefinite period on the sole grounds that he was incompetent to stand trial on the charges filed against him. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall |
| Powell and Rehnquist took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. VIII, XIV | |
Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715 (1972), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that determined a U.S. state violated due process by involuntarily committing a criminal defendant for an indefinite period of time solely on the basis of his permanent incompetency to stand trial on the charges filed against him.