In last hearing, Judge revealed that Dr. Danielle Robinson, for the first time, believed Hoggle was
NOT restorable. Prosecutors argued “there is no nationwide consensus on what restorability occurs in a given case, and that Hoggle has been prescribed so many medications that it..
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...might be time to
discontinue her present regimen and
start all over again,” and that “unrestorable” is subjective. Judge: “The problem in this argument is that the State has offered no medical opinion to the contrary.” Greenberg: “This court disagrees that the law requires it.
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..to wait until Dec. 1, 2022, to decide whether Defendant can be restored to competency, given the most recent report.” But, “the court nonetheless has concerns about concluding at this time that Defendant is unrestorable on the present state of the record.”
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Judge: “A finding of unrestorability has great significance both for the course of Defendant’s future treatment, and the status of the present murder charges.” Judge Greenberg will set an evidentiary hearing in the near future, in which “the court intends to hear the testimony..”
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...of Dr. Robinson....and any other member of Defendant’s treatment team at Perkins.” Greenberg says the only issue remaining is that of restorability: “The court finds her incompetent. The court also finds her to be
dangerous to herself and the person or property of others.”
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During hearing, prosecution can subpoena Dr. Christine Tellefsen, who was hired by the prosecution, but reached largely same conclusion as Dr. Robinson at Perkins.
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