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Judge appoints another expertevaluateBaylor athleteWACO (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys agree that a former Baylor University 'basketball player charged with, killing his teammate is incompetent to stand trial, but a judge on Monday appointed a 'third mental, health expert examine him.During a brief hearing, state District Judge George Allen appointed a Waco psychiatrist to evaluate Carlton Dotson after prosecutors said their expert agreed with, a defense' psychologistThe judge also postponed 'the Oct.. 11 murder trial, until the competency issue is resolved.If the judge’s independent:appointee1 agrees with the state and. defense, Alien could rulethat Dotson, is incompetent andsend him. to a. state mental hospital for 120 days.If Dr. Stephen Mark of Waco disagrees with the state and defense, Allen, likely would hold a. competency hearing in which the issue could be decided, by the judge or a jury.Dotson, 22, faces a maximum .sentence of life in. prison if convicted, of shooting Patrick Dennehy last: summer in a field a few miles from Baylor’s Waco campus.A defense-hired psychologist. Dr. George Parker of Austin, evaluated Dotson, last month.and said the former athlete had trouble focusing, took a long time to do simple tasks and started mumbling and laughing at odd times, defense attorneys have said.McLennan County District Attorney John Segrest declined to reveal what the stateRichard Coons ofexpert,Austin, found .after he 'talked with Dotson 'last week.“We concur that there is some evidence to support a finding of incompetence” Segrest said .after the hearing*Because the state psychiatrist. agreed with the defense, the law .required the judge appoint a third, expert.
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Tue, Sep 21, 2004
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