Thursday, December 17, 2009
Judge Cancels Hearing In Perry County Case
KENTUCKY....
Perry County District Judge Leigh Anne Stephens has canceled a hearing on John Charles Combs' motion to be moved to Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center for a mental evaluation after being charged in the December 8th murder of Dr. Dennis Sandlin. Stephens cited Kentucky statutes that say only trial judges have the ability to rule on mental competency. Since Combs is charged with a felony, Stephens would not be his trial judge. Combs' attorney, Michael Eubanks of Richmond, says he thinks Combs will be evaluated on the question of his competency to help in his defense and on his state of mind the day of the shooting. Eubanks says he will re-file at the circuit court level. In addition, Combs is charged with assaulting two guards at the Kentucky River Regional Jail in Hazard this week.
Perry County District Judge Leigh Anne Stephens has canceled a hearing on John Charles Combs' motion to be moved to Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center for a mental evaluation after being charged in the December 8th murder of Dr. Dennis Sandlin. Stephens cited Kentucky statutes that say only trial judges have the ability to rule on mental competency. Since Combs is charged with a felony, Stephens would not be his trial judge. Combs' attorney, Michael Eubanks of Richmond, says he thinks Combs will be evaluated on the question of his competency to help in his defense and on his state of mind the day of the shooting. Eubanks says he will re-file at the circuit court level. In addition, Combs is charged with assaulting two guards at the Kentucky River Regional Jail in Hazard this week.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:16 PM 
