Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 28—Shellie Whitmore has yet to be in a courtroom with the man accused of stabbing her father to death on a walking path in ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It could be a major change in the power judges have to hold mentally incompetent criminal suspects in custody or force them to get help. That bill is a key part of the governor ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Every year judges order hundreds of Colorado defendants to undergo exams to determine whether they are mentally competent to stand trial. The use of such ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 29—Leaders in the judicial branch and mental health community endorsed creating a system for restoring competency to criminal ...

BATAVIA — Genesee County legislators are considering joining the New York State Association of Counties in asking the state to reform the way an incompetent criminal defendant is restored to ...

Exterior of Whiting Forensic Hospital on the grounds of Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown. The maximum-security hospital has up to 78 beds for patients needing competency restoration. Credit: ...

When juveniles are accused of a crime in Colorado and found incompetent to stand trial, they can spend years in the criminal justice system, unable to resolve their case until they’re deemed competent ...

Criminal proceedings were suspended today in the case of a man accused of killing his wife, a Chula Vista woman who remains missing more than 18 months after disappearing from her home. The defense ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Several Republican members of Colorado’s congressional delegation are renewing calls for Colorado state lawmakers to address crime and criminal competency laws through a special ...