“How can they possibly evaluate her by statements she made?”
The evaluation was to insure she was sane (enough) to stand trial. The evaluation does NOT go to corroborate her narrative. In fact, as part of the psych eval she is flagged several times in the report as willing to lie and comfortable with it, and raising issues which are not corroborated by law enforcement.
This evaluation was simply a routine step to certify the defendant’s competence to stand trial. Unfortunately, there is no such procedure for jurors.
Competency testing for jurors? I like it! Many cannot comprehend simple concepts, much less DNA and other highly scientific data. Lord help us!