Courts overwhelmingly hold that amnesia of criminal acts brought on by drugs or alcohol does not render a defendant mentally incompetent to stand trial. Why is that?

Question: Courts overwhelmingly hold that amnesia of criminal acts brought on by drugs or alcohol does not render a defendant mentally incompetent to stand trial. Why is that? When could amnesia result in a determination of incompetence? See Gonzales v. State, 313 S.W.3d 840 (Tex. App. 2010), cert. denied 131 S. Ct. 921 (2011).

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