California's CARE Act is set to take effect statewide in 2024, but some disability advocate groups are concerned the court-ordered plans could infringe on patients' civil rights.

News Arizona Appeals Court Takes on First-Impression Issue of Compelled Mental-Health Exams "This case presents an issue of first impression," said Gass. "Arizona's appellate courts have accepted ...

Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge Patrick Haggard, who oversaw Jose Ibarra’s bench trial and sentenced him to life in prison, has ordered the state Department of Behavioral Health and ...

Judge Lisa Grant ordered another mental health evaluation for Nelson at the Solomon Fuller Mental Health Center to assess her competency to stand trial. Her next court date was scheduled for May 16.

SALT LAKE CITY — Mental health courts provide a rehabilitative alternative to jail or prison for individuals who've committed crimes because of a mental illness, but what the court is and how it ...

A court-ordered mental health evaluation, requested by Pronto’s attorney, found him not competent to stand trial. The Vermont Department of Mental Health chose psychologist John Donnelly to ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A serial road rager will now undergo a mental health exam. Nathaniel Radimak‘s lawyer, Rosa Flores, filed a motion to plead not guilty by reason of insanity after the ...

A Marion County judge ordered that David Lee Roberts undergo a psychiatric exam before his Aug. 21 execution date.

Flint Proposed bill would require mental competency exam within 30 days of court order Published: Jan. 13, 2020, 10:55 a.m.