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.
