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
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 two or three doctors, depending on whether the first two evaluations agree or disagree. and then depending on what the outcome of those evaluations are, they re either sent back to the court they came from or they get sent to our forensic mental hospital up in reno. williams has already been evaluated by one doctor, but when she appears before judge glass, it becomes apparent she s missed her second evaluation.
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 two or three doctors, depending on whether the first two evaluations agree or disagree. and then depending on what the outcome of those evaluations are, they re either sent back to the court they came from or they get sent to our forensic mental hospital up in reno. williams has already been evaluated by one doctor, but when she appears before judge glass, it becomes apparent she s missed her second evaluation. i am a little tired of this. we ve been doing this, and i
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 two or three doctors, depending on whether the first two evaluations agree or disagree. and then depending on what the outcome of those evaluations are, they re either sent back to the court they came from or they get sent to our forensic mental hospital up in reno. williams has already been evaluated by one doctor, but when she appears before judge glass, it becomes apparent she s missed her second evaluation. i am a little tired of this. we ve been doing this, and i have told her previously if she doesn t go see dr. bradley and be evaluated by the next court date, she s going to be remanded
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 two or three doctors, depending on whether the first two evaluations agree or disagree. and then depending on what the outcome of those evaluations are, they re either sent back to the court they came from or they get sent to our forensic mental hospital up in reno. williams has already been evaluated by one doctor, but when she appears before judge glass, it becomes apparent she s missed her second evaluation. i am a little tired of this. we ve been doing this, and i have told her previously if she doesn t go see dr. bradley and be evaluated by the next court date, she s going to be remanded to custody. she tried, though, judge. we have this happen very often where people at a custody don t get to the doctor. but i had w