Law's Michael Benza discusses legal risks of the mental competency restoration window

Cuyahoga prosecutors seek to extend competency restoration window for murder defendants

cleveland.com: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said the proposed five-year window to restore mental competency risks blurring the line between treatment and punishment. He warned that extending confinement before trial could invite constitutional challenges and that legislation spurred by rare cases often overlooks broader fairness and medical realities.