Weaver's Competency Model

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The Muskingum University student charged in the April death of a newborn has been found competent to stand trial, according to Muskingum County Prosecutor, Mike Haddox. Emile Weaver, 21, is scheduled for trial in Judge Mark Fleegle’s court on March 15, 2016 at 9 a.m.

WeaverWeaver appeared in court today alongside her attorney Clayton Lopez and Haddox where Judge Fleegle adopted the Jan. 9 results from Weaver’s competency test.

Haddox said the results of Weaver’s competency test show she “did not have a severe mental disease or defect which would have caused her the inability to know the wrongfulness of the criminal acts.” The competency test was performed by the Forensic Diagnostic Center of District Nine and included interviews, testing,

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