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Smith will undergo
further mental exams
Defense argues
she is not fit to
proceed with
murder trial
By Kyle Spurr
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Jessica Smith will be eval-
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Court Judge Cindee Matyas
said Thursday, Jan. 14, she
has not observed any unusual
behavior from Smith in court,
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have an evaluation of the de-
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hearing scheduled next month
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The trial is still scheduled for
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Smith, 42, is accused of
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kill her teenager in Cannon
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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
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the case.
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day, Jan. 14,, Judge Matyas
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late stage in the criminal case.
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The trial is scheduled for late
June.
She agreed to set another
hearing to make her determi-
nation.
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for almost 18 months, yet has
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on hold until Smith is evalu-
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Tsunami prep
Prep from Page 1A
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a cache site in a reasonable or safe time,” Wierson
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tremendous amount of time.”
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might be when the tsunami arrives and how long it
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needed that shows how the cache sites and the as-
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neighborhoods, they said.
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be going in circles,” said committee member Paula
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