More than 350 inmates in Colorado wait in jail for inpatient competency restoration treatment. A new Jefferson County competency court hopes to address the problem.
outrage toward his sister s killer. [ bleep ] y all! let me go! no! let me let me let me go. a defendant goes wild in competency court. and the entire scene is caught on courtroom surveillance cameras. in all my years on the bench, i haven t had to use the panic button before, but i pressed it on that day.
have i not shown up five times? yes or no? swear before god. i bet you can t. compulsive liar. you want to break my arms? go right ahead. i think it s clear your client needs an evaluation. though the officer who bore the brunt of williams fury sustains minor injuries, no one is seriously hurt during this scuffle. after her mental health evaluation, williams is ultimately found competent to stand trial. she pleads guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct. williams faces no charges of what happened during the hearing. judge glass wants people to know that she doesn t take personally anything that happened in court that day. i have things happen in my court with the folks in competency court on a regular basis. many of the people that come in front of me are not on medications, are severely mentally ill. i get cursed at, i get yelled at. i have people screaming at the
let me go! latasha williams. march 22nd, 2011. las vegas, nevada. judge jackie glass, a veteran in the 8th judicial district court, is presiding over a competency hearing for 36-year-old latasha williams. she can t leave the courtroom. two months earlier, williams was arrested for two counts of child endangerment and first-degree kidnapping when she allegedly dangled a neighbor s grandchildren over the balcony railing at this apartment complex. williams attorney requests she be evaluated in competency court. and i do competency court for those people who are perhaps mentally incompetent to stand trial. under the law, you have to be able to understand and appreciate the nature of your charges and the legal process. meaning who the judge is, who the prosecutor is, what they do. basic legal principles. and you have to be able to aid and assist your lawyer in your defense. part of the process to determine competency is getting evaluated by mental health experts. we have tw
outrage toward his sister s killer. [ bleep ] y all! let me go! no! let me let me let me go. a defendant goes wild in competency court. and the entire scene is caught on courtroom surveillance cameras. in all my years on the bench, i haven t had to use the panic button before, but i pressed it on that day. let me go! latasha williams. march 22nd, 2011. las vegas, nevada. judge jackie glass, a veteran in the 8th judicial district court, is presiding over a competency hearing for 36-year-old latasha williams. she can t leave the courtroom. two months earlier, williams was arrested for two counts of child endangerment and first-degree kidnapping when she allegedly dangled a neighbor s grandchildren over the balcony railing at this apartment complex.