Judge Finds Stipe Mentally Incompetent

The Oklahoman's Tony Thornton reports from Muskogee: A federal judge today decided that former state Sen. Gene Stipe is mentally incompetent and committed him for up to four months of further treatment and testing.

By law, that is the longest Stipe can be held until it can be determined whether his competence can be restored. Stipe, 81, is to remain on house arrest until he reports to a designated hospital by Nov. 16 unless his attorneys appeal. Defense attorney Clark Brewster said he will appeal. Read the entite story.

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