State experts concluded that the man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket is not competent to stand trial but a judge granted …
State experts concluded that the man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket is not competent to stand trial but a judge granted prosecutors‘ request for his mental health to be evaluated a second time, according to court filings released Monday. The initial evaluation report was not released but, according to a filing by prosecutors, the experts provisionally diagnosed Ahmad Alissa,22, with an unspecified mental health condition that „limit(s) his ability to meaningfully converse with others“ and concluded that he is not currently able to assist his lawyers in defending him. Alissa gave „superficial responses“ to questions about hypothetical legal situations which indicate a „passive approach to his defense“ and „potential overreliance on his attorneys,“ according to excerpts from the report included in the prosecution’s motion last week for a second evaluation.
