When Fernando Martinez Jr. was found incompetent to stand trial, he was supposed to receive treatment at a state psychiatric hospital. Instead, the 33-year-old was kept at the Clark County Detention ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hays County said it expected to implement a Jail-Based Competency Restoration (JBCR) Program in the coming ...

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 ...

A competency examination was ordered Wednesday for the elderly driver accused in a Cudahy hit-and-run that injured a ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — People charged with crimes who have been deemed mentally incompetent sometimes wait months in jail for restoration services at the state hospital. The 1st Judicial District, ...

A man accused of killing his wife and stepson in Henderson last month will undergo a mental health evaluation. Karl Groschen, 41, is charged with child abuse and two counts of murder in the deaths of ...

It’s a revolving door court officials are trying to stop. A new program in Bernalillo County could give judges a different ...

Nov. 10—Instead of a court hearing to argue that he should represent himself an Elmore City man accused of beating his wife and torturing their young child earlier this year will first have his ...

The man accused of having killed someone by stabbing them 19 times, assaulting a police officer, and stealing a police car was in court Tuesday to have a competency evaluation ordered for his case.

The ruling clears the way for a new hearing to be held by a county judge, who has yet to be appointed. HARRISBURG – The state Supreme Court on Monday upheld its prior ruling that directed a new ...

"The plain language of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-303(a) comports with procedural and constitutional law. For example, defendants have a right to counsel at a preliminary hearing, e.g., Coleman, Wilson, ...

Colorado's 1st Judicial District, which covers Jefferson and Gilpin counties, held its Competency Court inaugural docket this week, launching a program similar to those in other jurisdictions in the ...