Judge Delays 9/11 Hearings While Awaiting Defendant's Competency Exam
Briefly

The military judge in the Sept. 11 case postponed this summer's hearings on Monday, citing a pending evaluation of whether one of the five men accused of conspiring in the attacks is competent to face trial.The judge, Col. Matthew N. McCall, said in a four-page order that it would be prudent to delay case testimony and legal arguments until September because a panel of military mental health experts was investigating the mental competency of Ramzi bin al-Shibh, who is accused of being a deputy in the plot.
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