State of Minnesota v. Edwin Thomas Curtis

Summary

The court held that when the State asserts that a defendant is competent to stand trial, the State bears the burden of proving competency by a fair preponderance of the evidence. Because the lower courts failed to apply that burden and the record did not establish that the district court would have reached the same competency finding under the correct standard, the court reversed and remanded for reconsideration. No separate opinions were filed.