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 ...

CORRECTIONS MAINTAIN THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOTHING NEW. WHILE HE FEELS HE’S SHINING A LIGHT ON IT, THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM TO THE STATE. NEWS NINE INVESTIGATES HAS LEARNED THAT CRIMINALS WITH ...

Colorado courts are rolling out a new program that leaders and advocates hope will make a dent – even if small – in the long wait times for competency evaluations. The new program, competency ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - In a court hearing Thursday, a Lancaster County judge said he will not order a competency hearing for the man accused of murdering a Wisconsin woman and then leading authorities ...

NEW ORLEANS — Daniel Callihan, accused of murdering a Loranger woman and her daughter, appeared in federal court in New Orleans on Friday for a hearing to assess his competency to stand trial. But, as ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI — The man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Traverse City Walmart last month will undergo a mental competency evaluation. Bradford Gille, 42, is charged with 11 counts of ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The State Attorney General asked for an expedited mental competency evaluation of death row inmate Ralph Menzies. In the motion, Derek Brown asked that all examiners submit ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Judge Matthew Bates has denied a new mental competency evaluation for Ralph Menzies, allowing his execution by firing squad to go forward. Menzies' defense team asked for the ...

Mark Gridley appears via video conference from the Douglas County Jail during a hearing on Feb. 19, 2025, in Douglas County District Court. The defense attorney for a speech pathologist who’s accused ...

FLINT, MI – The Flint teenager accused of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Jayla Keel on 810 Day in downtown Flint has been referred for a competency evaluation. Terrence ...

A Missouri Court of Appeals panel denied a Kansas City judge's claim this week that he had the authority to order the state's mental health department to complete competency evaluations on a dozen ...