With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". which the members of the Ford Court stated the constitutional prohibition on the execution of the insane. The plurality recognized society’s abhorrence of inflicting the death penalty on one whose mental illness prevents him from “comprehending” the “implications” of his punishment., Ford, 477 U.S. at 417, 106 S.Ct. 2595 (plurality opinion). There can be no doubt that the first and foremost “implication” of execution — and, in my view, the only one relevant to competency to be executed — is the prisoner’s death. Justice Powell, in concurrence, stated the constitutional rule as follows: If the defendant perceives the connection between his crime and his punishment, the retributive goal of the criminal law is satisfied. And only if the defendant is aware that his death is approaching c ) (<HOLDING>); Grammer v. Fenton (In re Grammer), 104

A: holding that the test of competency is whether he the defendant has sufficient present ability to consult with his lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding  and whether he has a rational as well as factual understanding of the proceedings against him internal quotation marks omitted
B: holding that to be valid and binding a release must be executed with full knowledge of the import of what is being signed and with the intent to discharge from liability
C: holding that to be competent under ford a prisoner must have a rational understanding of what it means to be executed
D: holding that a trial courts finding of a fraudulent lien must be supported by competent evidence
C.