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New Law Closes Kentucky Loophole That Allowed Violent, Mentally Ill Defendants to Go Free

Updated: 9:58 AM PDT, April 06, 2021 Prosecutors say they will use the new law to try Cane Madden, a habitual violent offender deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial for the rape of an 8-year-old girl. A new law passed last week in the waning hours of the Kentucky legislative sessions closes a controversial loophole that has allowed some mentally ill defendants accused of violent and horrific crimes to repeatedly walk free. Prosecutors say they plan to use recently enacted legislation to try Cane Madden, a 30-year-old habitual offender, who was deemed mentally incompetent last month to stand trial for the 2019 rape of an 8-year-old girl who was severely injured during an attack in which her head was bashed in with a shovel.

House Bill 310: Beshear signs into law measure that could keep Cane Madden off the streets

House Bill 310: Beshear signs into law measure that could keep Cane Madden off the streets John P. Wise © Provided by WAVE Louisville Hours before Cane Madden was scheduled to appear in court to possibly learn whether he could be involuntarily sentenced to a mental facility, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law the very measure that would allow such a ruling. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Hours before a man was scheduled to appear in court to possibly learn whether he could be involuntarily sentenced to a mental facility, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law the very measure that would allow such a ruling.

Kentucky bill closes loophole for incompetent defendants

Beshear signs bill closing loophole for incompetent defendants amid Cane Madden trial Madden, accused of raping and cracking an eight-year-old girl s skull in August 2019, had been ruled incompetent to stand trial. Author: Taylor Weiter Updated: 12:56 PM EDT April 1, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. Weeks after a Jefferson Circuit Court judge ruled that Cane Madden is incompetent to stand trial, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a bill closing a loophole involving incompetent defendants deemed dangerous. House Bill 310 would allow a Commonwealth Attorney to file a petition for an involuntary commitment for violent offenders who are incompetent to stand trial and would not benefit from additional treatment but are deemed a danger to themselves or others.

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