A defense attorney disputed a psychiatrist’s assessment that a homicide defendant is mentally competent since they never met in person. The argument came in a Sept. 10 hearing before DC…
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A psychiatrist, who was called to testify following a murder defendant’s attorney’s contesting the doctor’s findings, deemed the suspect competent to stand trial on Sept. 9, before DC Superior Court…
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A murder defendant was kicked out of a courtroom March 22 after continuously interrupting DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe during his case’s proceeding. Darryl Tompkins, 34, is charged with…
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On June 6, DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe ordered an additional mental competency exam for murder defendant Darryl Tompkins. Tompkins, also known as Daryl Thompson, 34, is charged with…
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A DC Superior Court judge denied a prosecutor’s request to involuntarily medicate a murder defendant. Daryl Thompson, also known as Darryl Tompkins, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for…
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A DC Superior Court judge resumed arguments and a cross examination to determine whether a homicide defendant should be forcibly medicated in order to restore his competency to stand trial….
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During a mental observation hearing on Feb. 14, a judge ordered a mental observation exam, while the defense requested release for a murder defendant. Daryl Thompson, also known as Darryl…
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On Dec. 4, homicide defendant Darryl Thompkins was found competent to proceed to trial. Thompkins, 34, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the deaths…
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