Taylor found competent to stand trial; 2020 trial date set
28 Feb 2019
"A special judge ruled Thursday morning that a Williamsburg woman, who is facing a possible death sentence for killing her husband and two children more two years ago, is competent to stand trial and he has set a 2020 trial date in her case.
Courtney Taylor, 43, is charged with three counts of capital murder in the Jan. 13, 2017, shooting deaths of her husband, Larry Taylor, 56, and her two daughters, Jesse Taylor, 18, and Jolee Taylor, 13. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in her case.
Special Judge Jeffery Burdette conducted a competency hearing behind closed doors Thursday for Courtney Taylor, which apparently lasted a little over half an hour.
Dr. Amy Trivette, a psychiatrist at the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center (KCPC), was the only witness, who testified during the hearing, said Special Prosecutor Jackie Steele.
After hearing Trivette’s testimony, Burdette found that Taylor had the capacity to appreciate the nature and consequences of the proceedings against her, and has the ability to participate rationally in her own defense. Therefore, he ruled that she was competent to stand trial, Burdette wrote on the court docket from Thursday’s hearing....
Burdette scheduled a new trial date in the case for March 2, 2020. The trial is expected to last approximately one month.
Steele noted that the first week of the trial would probably involve jury selection...."
Taylor found competent to stand trial; 2020 trial date set – The News Journal
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