Sentence examples for competency to defend from inspiring English sources

Moussaoui responded, "That's your — your interpretation!" Moussaoui's confusion and inability to understand the consequences of a guilty plea prompted his attorneys once again to raise the question with Judge Brinkema of his competency to defend himself.

Prosecutors plan to defend the competency of a defense team that lost in the case of Sedrick Cobb, who was convicted of murder and sent to death row.

But the conversation had somehow reversed itself, and now here I was standing awkwardly in the doorway of the restaurant office having to defend my very competency at my job.

To defend the bridge?

Move to defend it.

Care to defend yourself?

We tried to defend ourselves.

"We have something to defend.

"We want to defend ourselves.

"They want to defend themselves.

They have to defend themselves.