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Nashville DA says "law must be altered" after suspect released from jail is accused of shooting college student in the head
CBSnews ^ | 11/9/2023

Posted on 11/09/2023 6:07:04 AM PST by MrRelevant

Taylor has been charged criminally several times in the past. In 2021, Taylor was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon after he and another man were accused of shooting at a female driver while her two children were in the back seat. At least two rounds struck the vehicle. Earlier this year, a Nashville judge dismissed those charges, and Taylor was released after court-appointed doctors testified that he was incompetent to stand trial. Federal and state law prohibit the prosecution of mentally incompetent defendants.

The May 19 court order explained that Taylor had developed pneumonia at birth, which led to a brain infection, and that he continues to function at a kindergarten level. Because Taylor also did not meet the criteria for involuntary commitment, the court had "reached the limit of its authority," Criminal Court Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton wrote.

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To: MrRelevant

“her two children were in the back seat. At least two rounds struck the vehicle. Earlier this year, a Nashville judge dismissed those charges,…”

Yeah judges should lose all latitude apparently…


21 posted on 11/09/2023 7:22:59 AM PST by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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Federal law prohibit the prosecution of mentally incompetent defendants.

Well the Left does claim Bad Man Orange is crazy…… just saying……

22 posted on 11/09/2023 8:19:11 AM PST by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting…)
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