SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Mental competency can become one of the biggest roadblocks in a criminal case, delaying justice for years as courts determine whether a defendant can stand trial. At the center ...
Mental competency can become one of the biggest roadblocks in a criminal case, delaying justice for years as courts determine whether a defendant can stand trial. At the center is a basic question: ...
Arizona Daily Star: Tucson pastor ordered restored to competency to face criminal charges
Pastor Isaac Noriega is incompetent to stand trial for failing to report child sexual abuse, a Pima County judge ruled. But he was ordered into a restoration-to-competency program.
The Fresno Bee on MSN: Fresno murder trial over raisin vineyard and stray cats paused over mental competency issue
Fresno murder trial over raisin vineyard and stray cats paused over mental competency issue
Supreme Court reversed and remanded a Hillsborough County Superior Court decision regarding a defendant’s competency to stand trial in an opinion issued Friday. According to state ...
Sterling Journal-Advocate: Colorado eyes changes to courts’ competency process after high-profile case stirred outrage
Colorado eyes changes to courts’ competency process after high-profile case stirred outrage
A trial scheduled to begin Thursday in Riley County District Court has instead been postponed until the defendant receives a competency evaluation.
Post and Courier: New questions arise about Dylann Roof's competency to stand trial
WFMY News2: Suspect deemed incompetent to stand trial in Iryna Zarutska murder case
KXAN: Concho County double capital murder suspect ‘restored to competency,’ set for jury trial