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In November, during a preliminary hearing that included testimony and surveillance video evidence, a Los Angeles judge ruled there was enough evidence for the Puma creative director to stand trial.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
People in court accused of crimes are presumed, under the law, to be competent to stand trial unless shown otherwise.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
She was slated to stand trial in November before taking a plea deal.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Geyser was diagnosed the following August with childhood-onset schizophrenia and ruled incompetent to stand trial, a decision that was reversed that December.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
People in court accused of crimes are presumed, under the law, to be competent to stand trial unless shown otherwise.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
She was slated to stand trial in November before taking a plea deal.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Geyser was diagnosed the following August with childhood-onset schizophrenia and ruled incompetent to stand trial, a decision that was reversed that December.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Stand trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20trial. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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