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2A • January 29, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com Smith will undergo further mental exams Defense argues she is not fit to proceed with murder trial By Kyle Spurr EO Media Group Jessica Smith will be eval- uated further to determine if VKH LV PHQWDOO\ XQ¿W WR SUR- ceed in her murder trial. &ODWVRS &RXQW\ &LUFXLW Court Judge Cindee Matyas said Thursday, Jan. 14, she has not observed any unusual behavior from Smith in court, and found her attentive, fo- FXVHG DQG FRRSHUDWLYH LQ D YLGHRWDSHG HYDOXDWLRQ ZLWK D VWDWHKLUHGSV\FKRORJLVW But the judge ordered 6PLWK WR EH LQGHSHQGHQWO\ HYDOXDWHGE\DVWDWHRUSULYDWH H[SHUW EDVHG RQ WKH GHIHQVH H[SHUW¶V FODLPV WKDW 6PLWK has severe mood changes, ab- stract thinking and reasoning and untreated mental health issues. ³, KDYH UHDOO\ QR RSWLRQ but to conclude that the ques- WLRQRIWKHGHIHQGDQW¶V¿WQHVV WRSURFHHGKDVEHHQUDLVHGWR ZKHUH , ¿QG LW DSSURSULDWH WR have an evaluation of the de- fendant,” Matyas said. Matyas will consider rec- ommendations from the de- IHQVH DQG SURVHFXWLRQ EHIRUH making her decision on an ex- SHUWLQWKHQH[WFRXSOHRIGD\V 7KH HYDOXDWLRQ SURFHVV FRXOG WDNH XS WR GD\V $ hearing scheduled next month ZDV SRVWSRQHG XQWLO $SULO The trial is still scheduled for late June. Smith, 42, is accused of drugging and drowning her WRGGOHU DQG DWWHPSWLQJ WR kill her teenager in Cannon %HDFK LQ -XO\ 6KH UH- cently told the state-hired SV\FKRORJLVWVKHKDG³OLWWOHWR no memory of the events of -XO\´ JOSHUA BESSEX/EO MEDIA GROUP Jessica Smith is led into the Clatsop County Courthouse for a hearing Thursday, Jan. 14. Judge Cindee Matyas ordered her to undergo more mental health evaluations. Matyas said in court last ZHHNVKHZRXOGSUHIHUWRKDYH 6PLWK HYDOXDWHG E\ D SV\FKL- DWULVW RU SV\FKRORJLVW DOUHDG\ involved in the case, or agreed XSRQE\ERWKSDUWLHV6KHZLOO also research having Smith evaluated locally, if resources are available in the county. 6PLWK¶V GHIHQVH ODZ\HUV William Falls and Lynne Mor- gan raised concerns in a court ¿OLQJ HDUOLHU WKLV PRQWK DERXW 6PLWK¶VDELOLW\WRDLGDQGDVVLVW in her defense. The lawyers said Smith suffers from a mental GLVHDVHDQGLVXQ¿WWRPRYHIRU- ward. They asked the court for D FRPSHWHQF\ H[DPLQDWLRQ RI Smith and then a determination RI6PLWK¶V¿WQHVVWRSURFHHG ³2XU ¿UVW FRQFHUQ LV IRU 0V6PLWKWRJHWWKHKHOSZH feel she really needs,” Mor- gan said in court Thursday. ³7KDW¶VRXU¿UVWFRQFHUQ´ Morgan claims Smith does QRW DSSHDU WR KDYH D UDWLRQDO XQGHUVWDQGLQJRIWKHSURFHHG- ings against her. 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