Federal Judge Awaits Stipe Mental Exam Results
A federal judge in Muskogee awaits a report from a prison hospital in Missouri to decide whether to resume a probation revocation hearing for former Senator Gene Stipe.
U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White ordered Stipe to the Missouri facility, where an examination was performed.
A spokeswoman says the judge had not yet received the report on Stipe’s condition.
Gay Guthrie, first assistant U.S. attorney in Muskogee, says if the doctor in Missouri finds Stipe to be competent, the judge could set a date to resume the revocation hearing. Guthrie says the court still could have a hearing on Stipe’s mental condition, based on White’s observations during a hearing in late August. At the time, the judge said Stipe appeared to be either hypnotized or on drugs. Stipe denies he is incompetent.
U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White ordered Stipe to the Missouri facility, where an examination was performed.
A spokeswoman says the judge had not yet received the report on Stipe’s condition.
Gay Guthrie, first assistant U.S. attorney in Muskogee, says if the doctor in Missouri finds Stipe to be competent, the judge could set a date to resume the revocation hearing. Guthrie says the court still could have a hearing on Stipe’s mental condition, based on White’s observations during a hearing in late August. At the time, the judge said Stipe appeared to be either hypnotized or on drugs. Stipe denies he is incompetent.
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