Mental competency can become one of the biggest roadblocks in a criminal case, delaying justice for years as courts determine ...

Erie biofuels pioneer Samuel P. "Pat" Black III, 84, opts not to challenge adopted daughter's request that he undergo ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A judge is now deciding whether to allow a jury to determine the competency of Fredrick Scott, the man accused in Kansas City's Indian Creek Trail killings. Six people were killed, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A notorious blogger accused of stalking judges has refused to submit to an in-prison evaluation of his mental competency and 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 ...

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 ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A judge has ordered multiple mental health exams for Joshua Hite, the man accused of killing Isadora Wengel. The court wants to know if he is mentally fit to stand ...

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 ...

An El Paso County judge found the man accused of stabbing and killing 65-year-old Frank Mason earlier this year incompetent to proceed in his case in what was described by the judge as a "very close ...