the charges against him."). 6 . Leonard v. State, 658 P.2d 798, 799 (Alaska App.1983). 7 . See Smiloff v. State, 579 P.2d 28, 36 (Alaska 1978) ("[The duty to determine competency is not one that can be once determined and then ignored."); AS 12.47.100(b). 8 . See Dusky, 362 U.S. at 402, 80 S.Ct. 788. 9 . Schade v. State, 512 P.2d 907, 914 (Alaska 1973) (footnote omitted). 10 . Id. (citations omitted). 11 . Id. 12 . See Adams v. State, 829 P.2d 1201, 1207-08 (Alaska App.1992) (Bryner, C.J., concurring) (determination of competency is ultimately a legal matter, not a medical matter and superior court's deference to psychologist's opinion amounted to a failure to exercise judicial discretion and constituted an independent ground for reversal). 13 . See, eg., McKinney, 566 P.2d at 660 (<HOLDING>); see also ABA Criminal Justice Mental Health
holding that an appellate court must give deference to the trial judges determination of juror competency holding that the state does not have to prove a defendants competency to stand trial holding competency standard for pleading guilty or waiving right to counsel is same as competency standard for standing trial and disapproving contrary holding of masthers holding that competency standard for stand ing trial is same as standard for determining competency to waive right to counsel recognizing that a defense attorneys opinion on the clients competency or incompetency is an important but not dispositive factor for trial court to consider in its competency determination