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 ...

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 ...

Legislation to create a new method for determining the competency of death-row prisoners -- after the old method was found unconstitutional -- was endorsed Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee. In ...

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 ...

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House Bill 8, passed with bipartisan support, addresses criminal competency, fentanyl trafficking and repeat auto theft. The bill reforms the process for determining competency for trial and the need ...

JACK GORDON GREENE: This photo was taken down from ADC’s website to hide his illness, say Greene’s attorneys. JACK GORDON GREENE: This photo was taken down from ADC’s website to hide his illness, say ...