What is the process for determining an individual’s competency to stand trial? First, a defense attorney must request a competency evaluation through the Chatham County Mental Health Court by ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. —Tippecanoe Circuit Judge Sean Persin heard arguments from both the defense and prosecutors on whether the judge should move forward on the request to hold a hearing to determine the ...

WHETHER HE WILL FACE TRIAL IN THE MURDER OF DANIEL WHITMORE. AS OF NOW, IT APPEARS WE’RE HEADED TOWARDS A CONTESTED HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 2ND OF 2022. MANCHESTER POLICE FOUND 75 YEAR OLD DANIEL ...

SEATTLE — A defendant’s ability to participate in their own defense is a fundamental requirement for a court case to proceed to trial in the United States. If a defendant is deemed mentally ...

FLINT, MI – A former school teacher, administrator and coach across multiple Genesee County-area school districts who is accused of sexual assault will undergo an evaluation to determine his ...

A jury will determine whether a Thermal man is competent enough to stand trial in the 2014 killing of a Mecca college student whose death was investigated as a hate crime because he was gay. Testimony ...

The House passed 90-0 a bill to revise the state's method of determining the competency of death row inmates, a bid to comply with a recent state Supreme Court decision. A pair of decisions handed ...

A Weld County judge has ordered an evidentiary hearing to determine if he believes Trevor George, the man accused of murdering Ryan Ray Rogina and assaulting a then 6-year-old girl in Windsor in late ...

After testing more than 70 adolescents in the Grand Forks County juvenile court system, UND researchers have concluded that courts nationwide should take steps to ensure that juveniles being tried as ...