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1 What, me worry?  Wed, May 25, 2011 12:58:36pm

Wow. I think that's what most people thought about his mental condition.

MSNBC said this:

The decision by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns means 21-year-old Jared Lee Loughner will be sent to a federal facility for up to four months in a bid to restore his competency.

So at some point, he could theoretically get better and go to trial?

2 sliv_the_eli  Wed, May 25, 2011 1:00:06pm

What, exactly, is an "irrational distrust of lawyers"? Hell, I'm an attorney and I don't trust most lawyers.

3 Decatur Deb  Wed, May 25, 2011 1:01:35pm

"He will be hospitalized for no more than four months to see if he can be restored to competency."

There's the rub.

4 sliv_the_eli  Wed, May 25, 2011 1:03:04pm

re: #1 marjoriemoon

Wow. I think that's what most people thought about his mental condition.

MSNBC said this:


So at some point, he could theoretically get better and go to trial?

All joking aside (see my other post), the judge's ruling appears to be not that Mr. Loughner was incompetent at the time of his heinous actions, but that he is currently unable to participate meaningfully in his defense because of a mental condition that may be treatable. The intent seems to be to place him in a facility where, among other things, he will receive the medical treatment -- that is, drugs -- necessary to control his condition. If, following a regimen of such treatment, Mr. Loughner is able to meaningfully participate in his defense, the criminal proceedings would resume.

5 What, me worry?  Wed, May 25, 2011 1:06:12pm

re: #3 Decatur Deb

"He will be hospitalized for no more than four months to see if he can be restored to competency."

There's the rub.

Yea. I found this also.

[Link: www.azcentral.com...]

The goal is for Loughner, charged with shooting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and killing six others on Jan. 8, to voluntarily take medications that his doctors will prescribe for him so his competency is restored and he can face charges, said Robbie Sherwood, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office.

...

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns means Loughner can be held for up to four months before another hearing will occur to determine if he's competent to stand trial. If Loughner refuses to take his medication, the judge could order he be involuntary medicated, Sherwood said.

The U.S. Supreme Court in 2003 affirmed the authority to administer anti-psychotic drugs to a criminal defendant only to render that person competent to stand trial.

6 What, me worry?  Wed, May 25, 2011 1:07:07pm

re: #4 sliv_the_eli

All joking aside (see my other post), the judge's ruling appears to be not that Mr. Loughner was incompetent at the time of his heinous actions, but that he is currently unable to participate meaningfully in his defense because of a mental condition that may be treatable. The intent seems to be to place him in a facility where, among other things, he will receive the medical treatment -- that is, drugs -- necessary to control his condition. If, following a regimen of such treatment, Mr. Loughner is able to meaningfully participate in his defense, the criminal proceedings would resume.

Exactly right per above. Not a bad lawyer you are, after all :>

7 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Wed, May 25, 2011 1:32:27pm
Loughner doesn't think he can get a fair trial because of a conspiracy, the judge was told by doctors.

So that's the new cop-out out of murder charges? "I'm a conspiracy nut!"?


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