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June 3, 2010
 
Doctors: Johnson incompetent to stand trial in missing Baby Gabriel case

Two doctors appointed by Maricopa County Superior Court have stated in a report that Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of a missing Baby Gabriel, is not be competent to stand trial, according to Johnson's attorney.

Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Steven Holding is expected to make a ruling on the report Thursday that could excuse Johnson from participating in further court proceedings involving the disappearance of her son, who has been missing since December. Originally, Johnson said she killed the baby, according to police and court documents; later, she said she gave Gabriel to a couple in San Antonio.

Attorney Nicholas Alcock, who is representing Johnson in the criminal portion of the case in which Johnson is charged with kidnapping, child abuse, custodial interference and conspiracy to commit custodial interference, told the Tribune he received the results from Johnson's psychological evaluation on Wednesday and is reviewing the report.

"Both (court-appointed) doctors believe she is not competent to stand trial," Alcock said. "They have determined that Elizabeth cannot control her thought process and that she is not able to think in a linear fashion, meaning that she is not able to think logically or make decisions."

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/article_466d72ce-6f51-11df-b59e-001cc4c002e0.html[/QUOTE]

Note: the courthouse Twitter reports that the judge found Elizabeth incompetent but restorable.
 
Baby Gabriel Mom Incompetent, Doctors Say
POSTED: 3:52 pm MST June 3, 2010
UPDATED: 4:07 pm MST June 3, 2010


Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Steven Holding is expected to make a ruling on the doctors' report soon that could excuse 23-year-old Elizabeth Johnson from participating in further court proceedings involving the disappearance of her son, who has been missing since December.

http://www.kpho.com/news/23786722/detail.html
 
Doctors Say Elizabeth Johnson Incompetent for Trial


TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Two court-appointed doctors say the mother of a missing Arizona baby is incompetent to stand trial.

Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Steven Holding is expected to make a ruling on the doctors' report soon that could excuse 23-year-old Elizabeth Johnson from participating in further court proceedings involving the disappearance of her son, who has been missing since December

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/elizabeth-johnson-incompetent-6-3-2010
 
Court: Johnson incompetent to stand trial in missing Baby Gabriel case
Updated: 4:12 pm, Thu Jun 3, 2010.

The mother of missing Baby Gabriel is not competent to stand trial now but can be rehabilitated and possibly stand trial at a later date, a Maricopa County Superior Court commissioner ruled on Thursday.

Commissioner Steven Holding handed down the ruling based on determinations made by two court-appointed doctors who conducted a psychological evaluation of Gabriel Johnson's mother, Elizabeth Johnson, who remains incarcerated in a Maricopa County jail on $1.1 million cash bond in connection to the disappearance of her son.

The ruling excuses Johnson, 23, from participating in further court proceedings regarding the disappearance of Gabriel, who has been missing since December. Originally, Johnson said she killed the baby, according to police and court documents; later, she said she gave Gabriel to a couple in San Antonio.

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/article_466d72ce-6f51-11df-b59e-001cc4c002e0.html
 

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