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Appeals court says man wasn’t competent for trial

A man convicted of incestuous sex crimes could get a new trial — if the Missouri Supreme Court agrees with a state appellate court that the defendant is mentally retarded and unable to assist in his own defense. The case pits a trial judge’s own observations against expert testimony offered in court. Despite uncontroverted testimony from ...

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