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§ 104-10 Presumption of Fitness; Fitness Standard.) A defendant is

Article 104: Fitness for Trial, to Plead or to Be Sentenced

presumed to be fit to stand trial or to plead, and be sentenced. A defendant is unfit if, because of his mental or physical condition, he is unable to understand the nature and purpose of the proceedings against him or to assist in his defense.

Amendment history: (from Ch. 38, par. 104-10) (Source: P.A. 81-1217.)