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Florida man charged in teen's 'unprovoked' murder found competent for trial
The Florida homeless man accused of fatally stabbing a 14-year-old Palm Beach Gardens boy has been found competent to stand trial by two psychologists.
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Florida man charged in teen's 'unprovoked' murder found competent for trial
The Florida homeless man accused of fatally stabbing a 14-year-old Palm Beach Gardens boy has been found competent to stand trial by two psychologists.
www.foxnews.com
Florida man charged in teen's 'unprovoked' murder found competent for trial
Semmie Williams is charged with murder in the death of Ryan Rogers
By Michael Ruiz | Fox News
The Florida homeless man accused of fatally stabbing a 14-year-old Palm Beach Gardens boy has been found competent to stand trial by two psychologists.
Semmie Williams, a 39-year-old vagrant with a criminal record across multiple states and whose lawyer says he suffers from long-standing mental illness, is accused of stabbing Ryan Rogers in an unprovoked attack on the evening of Nov. 15, while the teen was out riding his bicycle.
The psychologists’ reports were not immediately made public. The authors told the Palm Beach Post they could not discuss their findings without a court order, and the 15th Circuit State Attorney's Office declined to comment, citing its policy on pending litigation.
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Semmie Williams, a 39-year-old vagrant with a criminal record across multiple states and whose lawyer says he suffers from long-standing mental illness, is accused of stabbing Ryan Rogers in an unprovoked attack on the evening of Nov. 15, while the teen was out riding his bicycle. ( Ryan Rogers, SEMMIE LEE WILLIAMS JR)
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Dr. Ian Lamoureux, a board-certified forensic psychiatrist based in Arizona, explained that the determination means the two evaluators found Williams to be both capable of assisting his defense and of understanding the "nature and objective" of the proceedings against him.
That means comprehending basic concepts, such as that the prosecutor is not trying to help him, that his defense attorney is working to get him the best possible outcome, and that he will be tried before a jury of their peers, he told Fox News Digital.
"It suggests that he’s not so profoundly impaired by his illness that he’s, for example, hearing voices and would be talking to unseen others during the court proceedings," he said.
Williams’ attorney, Scott Pribble, argued in February filings that his client was far from able to "meaningfully participate" or "aid counsel." He has been charged with first-degree murder and could face the death penalty.
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[The Jared Lee Loughner shooting of Gabby Giffords case was about forced medication which was legalized to help the accused become competent and fit for trial. Judge John Roll was the real target for cases he was set to decide on.
If Williams is seeing a Psychiatrist then he is receiving Psychiatric drugs.
https://nypost.com/2011/07/26/court-backs-forced-medication-for-jared-lee-loughner/ ]