Incompetence

Halford v. Alamo Rent-A-Car, LLC, 921 So. 2d 409, 409-14 (Ala. 2005) (holding that evidence of the suspension of one 's driver 's license for failure to discharge a citation for a nonmoving violation is not substantial evidence, standing alone, of incompetence to operate a vehicle); Britt v. USA Truck, Inc., No. 2:06-CV-868-ID(WO), LEXIS 92244, at *2 (M.D. Ala. Dec. 20, 2007)(holding that the failure to appear in court, maintain insurance and receiving all nonmoving violations cannot show the driver’s…

United States. Dusky v. United States was a supreme court case in which the defendant, Dusky, challenged the ruling in his original case that he was competent to stand trial despite an expert testifying he was not competent. The court overturned his conviction stating that the "record in this case does not sufficiently support the findings of competency to stand trial". The court then ordered a new evaluation, as well as a new trial if Dusky was once again found competent. According to the…

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian teaches the reader that competence is not related to your IQ. Arnold Spirit serves as an example for this. Throughout the story he becomes more competent, and this is shown in various story points. One has to grow up to become more competent, it does not matter how intelligent they are. Age is one of the only cures for incompetence. In the beginning of the story, Arnold is somewhat incompetent. “And then Dad pulled down his rifle and bullets from…

A person’s autonomy is a privilege that is earned through the knowledge gained through life experiences. For children, the right to decide is withdrawn because the parent’s are thought to know what is best in the circumstances concerning their children. The ability to understand and comprehend the severity of illness or the consequences of decisions is lacking in adolescents. They are deemed incapable of making informed decisions thus incompetent; therefore, the parents are given the authority…

One look at this case study and one will immediately wonder, would Lisa Miller be competent to stand trial and if so would she be able to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity? First, a solid understanding must be reached as to what it means to be competent to stand trial. A look at how Costanzo and Krauss (2015) define competency to stand trial and how it pertains to the Miller case. Then an examination of an article in which competency to stand trial is the main focus. Next, what…

At any point in a criminal proceeding that a defendant shows signs of mental illness, his competence to proceed to stand trial may be questioned. In theory, the requirement that a criminal defendant be mentally competent before the trial can proceed assures that the defendant will receive a fair trial (Morris et al. 2004). The Supreme Court has long considered a competency to be a right of the criminal defendant in court. The defendant 's awareness and sanity must be intact to have him stand…

Flaubert associates this incompetence of Charles with the foolishness of his love for Emma. Thus, in a certain way, the foolishness is used by Flaubert to prove Charles’ blind love for Emma. In fact, Charles is so in love and foolish that he decides to give Emma power of attorney even though she had been slowly decaying the family financial situation. Emma is aware of this weakness, and takes advantage of it: “one day she showed him the rough draft of a power of attorney to manage and…

Assignment Question 1: The ‘double curse’ as outlined by Dunning is when a person’s lack of expertise or knowledge causes them to make inaccurate decisions, but it also them to become unaware of their incompetence. The first curse is that with the lack of expertise and competence, people fail to produce the correct response leading to “erroneous conclusions” or “unfortunate choices” (Kruger & Dunning, 1999). As mentioned by Dunning, the individual lack metacognitive ability. The individual…

In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, the character Friar Lawrence is most responsible for the deaths of the two star-crossed lovers. His mischievous acts, including carelessness, cowardice, and incompetence, comes between Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other, and ultimately kills them. Romeo and Juliet fall in love and quickly get married, even though their families were long time rivals. Friar Lawrence foolishly gives in to their wants, and marries them in secret, which is…

If not error or incompetence, what was the motive of the Council? The council needed to control the thoughts of Equality. This is not isolated to just fiction as written before, North Korea controls and suppresses its citizens to bend where they want. They do this to prevent uprising and to create submission by fear tactics. In The Home of the Street Sweepers daily activity described by Equality is “when the bell rings, we all arise from our beds… The shadow on the sundial marks off a half-hour…