More Testing Needed for ‘Competency’ Decision 
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Published: January 17, 2013
Tags: Criminal, Hanover County Circuit Court, Judge J. Overton Harris, Virginia Circuit Courts
Because the clinical psychologist who initially found defendant competent to stand trial stated that his opinion might change if defendant had an appropriate neurological examination, including an EEG and CAT scan and/or MRI, a Hanover Circuit Court orders the additional testing for defendant, under the authority of Ake v. Oklahoma and Virginia law.
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