Whether a finding that a criminal defendant is presently competent to proceed is a jurisdictional prerequisite to a court's authority to deprive an accused of his life or liberty under the due process clause of the fifth and fourteenth amendments where a question as to the defendant's competency has been raised?

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a finding that a criminal defendant is presently competent to proceed is a jurisdictional prerequisite to a court's authority to deprive an accused of his life or liberty under the due process clause of the fifth and fourteenth amendments where a question as to the defendant’s competency has been raised? |