Ronald Alcott, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' decision that, to trigger a Section 2(b) competency inquiry, the evidence must raise a bona fide doubt in the judge's mind as to the defendant's competence to stand trial. The majority clarified that the "bona fide doubt" standard applies only to the opening clause of Section 2(b), while the later clause uses the "some evidence" standard.