First, should his competency come into question in the federal case and he be deemed incompetent to stand trial there, the federal system has its own set of prison health care facilities that may be in a better position to restore Dear to the point where he can understand and participate in court proceedings. There are some key differences that could allow the charges against Dear to proceed more rapidly in federal court. They say the organization could have done more to help them. MORE: These employees survived the Planned Parenthood shooting. Hypothetically, Dear may never stand trial in the 179-count state case because there is no deadline for when he must be restored to competency. In recent interviews with The Colorado Sun, several former Planned Parenthood employees who survived the attack said they were frustrated by the slow movement of the state case against Dear, especially since he has publicly confessed. He said the victims of the attack “deserve justice.” Attorney, Jason Dunn said in a statement announcing the charges that the delays factored into his decision to seek a federal case against 61-year-old Dear. “This case is not going to move forward quickly, either in the state system or the federal system,” said Walsh, the top federal prosecutor in Colorado when the shooting happened.Ĭolorado’s U.S. On Monday, federal prosecutors in Denver unveiled a 68-count indictment against Dear in the shooting that left three people dead - including a police officer - and nine others wounded. The state case is being prosecuted in El Paso County. 27, 2015, attack, has been deemed incompetent to stand trial in the state case every 90 days since May 2016. Robert Lewis Dear Jr., the admitted gunman in the Nov. This differs from the legal question of sanity, which examines a defendant’s mental state at the time of the alleged crime. In order to be tried in state or federal court, a defendant has to be mentally competent, which means they can understand the charges against them and participate in their defense. Meet Colorado’s Congressional delegation.New federal charges against Planned Parenthood gunman don’t necessarily equate to a faster outcome - The Colorado Sun Close
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