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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Smith murder trial delayed When you flee,
until to summer 2017
what will you need?
Marquis described the psy-
chologist’s report as a “giant
shrug” since there were no
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The report could not con-
chologist found accused mur-
derer Jessica Smith suffers clude whether Smith is unable
from post-traumatic stress or unwilling to aid and assist,
disorder, but could not deter- he said.
In addition, the report sug-
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gests postpartum post-trau-
to stand trial.
Judge Cindee Matyas matic stress disorder. Marquis
agreed Wednesday, March said he is unaware of any
30, to delay Smith’s trial, treatment for that disorder.
which was scheduled for this
summer, until June 2017, as New trial date
defense lawyers and prose-
William Falls and Lynne
cutors continue to argue over Morgan, Smith’s defense law-
her mental state.
yers, requested the trial be
Psychologist
Brooke delayed since they claim the
Howard was hired to inde- case cannot move forward
pendently evaluate Smith until the issue of her ability to
based on her lawyers’ claims aid and assist is settled.
Matyas agreed and pushed
that she is unable to aid and
the trial to June 2017, nearly
assist in her own defense.
The defense believes three years after the alleged
Smith suffers from a mental crimes. Smith, 42, is accused
disease, while prosecutors of drugging and drowning
think she is faking. A contest- her toddler and attempting to
ed aid and assist hearing is set kill her teenager in a Cannon
Beach resort on July 31, 2014.
for April.
Before the contested com-
“She’s malingering and
she’s faking,” Clatsop County petency hearing next month,
District Attorney Josh Mar- Smith will undergo a Minne-
quis said during the March sota Multiphasic Personality
Inventory test. The test will
hearing.
Cannon Beach Gazette
By Kyle Spurr
EO Media Group
JOSHUA BESSEX/EO MEDIA GROUP
Lynne Morgan, right, an attorney for Jessica Smith, sits
during a hearing at the Clatsop County Courthouse.
not determine her ability to
aid and assist, but Marquis
requested the test because it
is meant to show if Smith is
faking her mental disease.
State hospital stay
In her report, Howard sug-
gested Smith be sent to the
Oregon State Hospital for fur-
ther evaluation. The defense
supports the recommendation
and believes there is no need
for a hearing next month.
“Let’s err on the side of
caution,” Morgan said. “Let’s
send this woman to the hospi-
tal to be observed, to be treat-
ed, to be made competent.”
Marquis warned against an
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pital. The clock starts ticking,
he said, and after three years
the defense can move to dis-
miss the entire case.
Ultimately, Howard’s re-
port says it is up to the “trier
of fact,” or the judge, to de-
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Judge Matyas previously
stated she has not observed
any unusual behavior from
Smith in court, but ordered the
independent evaluation after
considering a defense expert’s
claims that Smith has severe
mood changes, abstract think-
ing and reasoning and untreat-
ed mental health issues.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Thursday, April 21
Tuesday, May 17
Tuesday, June 7
Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Cannon Beach Parks Committee, 9
a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Cannon Beach Public Works, 9 a.m.,
City Hall 163 E. Gower St.
Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Tuesday, April 12
Cannon Beach Design Review
Board, 6 p.m. City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Seaside School District, 6 p.m., 1801
S. Franklin St.
Tuesday, June 14
Friday, April 29
Thursday, May 19
Cannon Beach Emergency Pre-
paredness Committee, 10 a.m., City
Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Cannon Beach Design Review
Board, City Hall, 6 p.m. 163 E.
Gower St.
Tuesday, May 3
Thursday, May 26
Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Cannon Beach Planning Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Tuesday, May 10
Friday, May 27
Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30
p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E.
Gower St.
Cannon Beach Emergency Pre-
paredness Committee, 10 a.m.,
City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Wednesday, April 13
Cannon Beach Affordable Housing
Task Force, 1 p.m., City Hall, 163 E.
Gower St.
Tuesday, April 19
Cannon Beach Public Works, 9 a.m.,
City Hall 163 E. Gower St.
Seaside School District, 6 p.m., 1801
S. Franklin St.
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Tuesday, April 5
Cannon Beach City Council, 6
p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E.
Gower St.
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We know it’s better to plan is currently under re-
plan for, rather than panic view.
Althea Rizzo, geologic
about, the coming Cascadia
earthquake and tsunami. But hazards coordinator with the
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where do we start?
The city of Cannon Beach cy Management, provided
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gency Management hosted prepare for the earthquake.
a Focus on Preparedness in Off the coast, the Juan de
March to educate residents Fuca plate is diving under
on disaster planning.
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cy Manager Brant Kucera, released as seismic waves,
citing the powerful coastal and the ground will shake.
storm of 2007.
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Management Agency train- citing Japan and Chile’s
ing on how to respond to a earthquakes. “We’re much
disaster in a standardized more resilient than we think
way, Kucera said. City de- we are.”
By Lyra Fontaine
Psychologist could not determine
whether Smith is mentally fit
Prepare disaster kits. Keep emergency food and
water, first aid kit, portable radio, batteries, medi-
cations, cash and other supplies in a dry, accessible
area. Rizzo recommends keeping extra medications
or prescription labels in your go-kit.
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Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m.,
work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Identify and fix weaknesses, including building
problems like inadequate foundations.
Monday, June 21
Protect yourself during an earthquake. Drop to
the floor, take cover under a sturdy table or desk,
and hold on until shaking stops.
Seaside School District, 6 p.m., 1801
S. Franklin St.
Tuesday, July 5
Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Tuesday, July 12
Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m.,
work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
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