SEATTLE — A defendant’s ability to participate in their own defense is a fundamental requirement for a court case to proceed to trial in the United States. If a defendant is deemed mentally ...

The comments of a Hamilton man after his arrest for a fatal shooting inside Fairfield Twp. store caused his attorney to ask a judge to order a forensic psychological evaluation to determine his ...

The suspect in a Boulder stabbing is set for a competency evaluation. Desmond Howard Derrick, 50, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault causing serious bodily injury and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Death row inmate Ralph Menzies sits with his attorneys while listening to testimony during a commutation hearing for the convicted ...

Allysen Armenta, a Nampa mother accused of several charges related to her son's death, is now set to face a competency evaluation after the judge in her case ordered it. Armenta is facing four charges ...