Stephen L. Golding (born 1944) is an emeritus professor of psychology at the

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and a forensic psychologist who has written a large number of articles on the process of determining whether people are competent to stand trial. Golding has a BA from the

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and a Ph.D. from the

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. He was a professor at the

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from 1970–1985 and from 1985-2006 was a professor at the

. He did post-doctoral research at UCLA and was a visiting professor at the

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. Golding was a witness for the defense in

Brian David Mitchell Elizabeth Ann Smart, aged 14, was kidnapped on June 5, 2002, by Brian David Mitchell from her home in the Federal Heights neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. She was held captive by Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee, on the outskirts of S ...

's federal competency hearing, arguing that Mitchell was delusional and wanted to be convicted making him unable to assist in his own defense.''Deseret News'', Dec. 8, 2009
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1944 births University of Arizona alumni University of Oregon alumni Forensic psychologists University of California, Los Angeles alumni University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty University of South Florida faculty University of Utah faculty Living people {{psychologist-stub