In 2004, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled state laws concerning adult competency to stand trial didn’t apply to children 17 years old and younger. However, state law didn’t address how to determine ...
FLINT, MI – The first person to be charged in violation of Michigan’s safe firearm storage law will soon undergo a competency evaluation, records show. Michael Tolbert, 44, has been referred to the ...
THE DEFENSE IMMEDIATELY ASKED FOR A COMPETENCY EVALUATION FOR ANTHONY LECHNER, AND THAT’S BASED ON THE ANSWERS THAT HE WAS GIVING WHEN THE DEFENSE FIRST TRIED TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. 55 ...
Editor’s note: This story involves an attempted suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. A state hospital will complete a ...
A judge has ordered an emergency evaluation of Semmie Williams' mental competency during his trial for the 2021 murder of ...
A 12-year-old girl accused of fatally stabbing her father will undergo a competency evaluation as her attorney said on Friday that he has reason to question that she “understands what’s happening ...
DAYTON — A Dayton teenager accused of murdering a Lyft driver is having his competency evaluated, according to court records. Da’Trayvon Mitchell, of Dayton, was indicted by a Montgomery County grand ...
Should individuals with persistent and serious mental illness, who commit minor crimes, be treated as criminals in our court system, or can we treat their mental illness in a more humane way and offer ...