Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to involuntarily commit some defendants judged incompetent for trial
Release time：2024-04-30 09:45:25 Source：Planet Pulse news portal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature unanimously passed a bill Monday that would involuntarily commit certain criminal defendants for inpatient treatment and temporarily remove their gun rights if they are ruled incompetent to stand trial due to intellectual disability or mental illness.
The proposal is named for college student Jillian Ludwig, who was killed in November after she was hit by a stray bullet while walking near the Belmont University campus in Nashville.
The suspect charged in her shooting had faced three charges of assault with a deadly weapon from 2021, but a judge dismissed the charges when three doctors testified that he was incompetent to stand trial because he is severely intellectually disabled. Because he did not qualify for involuntary commitment to a mental health institution, he was released from prison.
- Previous：2 policemen killed, 1 injured in 'terror' attack in SE Iran
- Next：Spanish city of Barcelona celebrates day of books and love
Related articles
- Arkansas teacher, 26, is charged with sexually assaulting 15
- Why Boeing's woes could push up airline prices for consumers
- Sacramento is now a sanctuary city for transgender people
- I travelled to Milan for a night out
- Exodus at GB News continues: Pip Tomson becomes third star to quit in just three months
- The city break that'll bring even the surliest of teens to life: Inside Washington DC
- Pictured: The most Instagrammable Michelin
- Want late snow? Then aim high! Warm winters are melting slopes
- Exodus at GB News continues: Pip Tomson becomes third star to quit in just three months
- Inside the chocolate
- UN Chinese Language Day celebrated in Tunisia
- US President Joe Biden hits back at special counsel over secret files probe
- Singapore
- The ultimate guide to 101 FREE Easter treats taking place across Britain
- Chinese FM holds talks with Bolivian counterpart
- The city break that'll bring even the surliest of teens to life: Inside Washington DC
- Brits warned of little
- I took a trip on America's CHEAPEST cruise
- Chinese enterprises keen to expand int'l market: Trade council
- Moment huge line of surfers ride the five
Random recommendation