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 ...

An Oklahoma County jail detainee whose delayed acceptance into a treatment program at the Oklahoma Forensic Center in Vinita prompted a judge's contempt order in late January is just one of several ...

PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - The man who pled guilty in a death penalty case in the Omaha metro was set to have another competency review hearing on Monday, but it was delayed. In 2022, Roberto Carlos ...

An expert witness in a competency hearing Wednesday questioned the way competency is determined through courts, citing the changing nature of mental health symptoms. “It’s like a useless exercise,” ...