Current:Home > MarketsIndiana man competent for trial in police officer’s killing-LoTradeCoin
Indiana man competent for trial in police officer’s killing
View Date:2024-12-23 15:17:32
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana judge has found a man accused of fatally shooting a young police officer during a traffic stop competent to stand trial in the death penalty case.
One doctor concluded that Carl Roy Webb Boards II “is not just competent, he is very competent,” the judge noted.
The order from Madison County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Hopper Tuesday cited evaluations from three doctors who evaluated Boards, and noted that all agree the Anderson man is competent to stand trial in the killing of Elwood police Officer Noah Shahnavaz.
Defense attorneys had argued that their client was incompetent because he believed his lawyers caused him to receive unfavorable treatment in jail, but Hopper wrote that “disagreement with or dislike of counsel or declining counsel’s help does not render the defendant incompetent.”
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty if Boards, 44, is convicted of murder, resisting law enforcement and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon in the shooting of Shahnavaz, 24, during a July 2022 traffic stop in Elwood, northeast of Indianapolis.
Shahnavaz was shot through the windshield, before he could exit his police cruiser during the early morning traffic stop. He had joined the Elwood Police Department about 11 months earlier.
Hopper also rejected Boards’ request for a venue change, ordering the trial to start in September 2025 in Madison County, with jurors from neighboring Delaware County.
veryGood! (25)
Related
- Halle Berry Rocks Sheer Dress She Wore to 2002 Oscars 22 Years Later
- Amazon Shoppers Love This Very Cute & Comfortable Ruffled Top for the Summer
- One of the Country’s 10 Largest Coal Plants Just Got a Retirement Date. What About the Rest?
- André Leon Talley's belongings, including capes and art, net $3.5 million at auction
- Judge sets April trial date for Sarah Palin’s libel claim against The New York Times
- Justice Dept asks judge in Trump documents case to disregard his motion seeking delay
- Google shares drop $100 billion after its new AI chatbot makes a mistake
- When an Oil Company Profits From a Pipeline Running Beneath Tribal Land Without Consent, What’s Fair Compensation?
- Does your dog have arthritis? A lot of them do. But treatment can be tricky
- A Bankruptcy Judge Lets Blackjewel Shed Coal Mine Responsibilities in a Case With National Implications
Ranking
- AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides
- Kesha Shares She Almost Died After Freezing Her Eggs
- André Leon Talley's belongings, including capes and art, net $3.5 million at auction
- CNN's Don Lemon apologizes for sexist remarks about Nikki Haley
- Are Ciara Ready and Russell Wilson Ready For Another Baby? She Says…
- Nearly $50,000 a week for a cancer drug? A man worries about bankrupting his family
- House approves NDAA in near-party-line vote with Republican changes on social issues
- Missing Titanic Submersible: Former Passenger Details What Really Happens During Expedition
Recommendation
-
She's a trans actress and 'a warrior.' Now, this 'Emilia Pérez' star could make history.
-
Get to Net-Zero by Mid-Century? Even Some Global Oil and Gas Giants Think it Can Be Done
-
Bachelor Fans Will Want to Steal Jason Tartick and Kaitlyn Bristowe's Date Night Ideas for a Sec
-
An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America
-
Jennifer Garner Details Navigating Grief 7 Months After Death of Her Dad William Garner
-
André Leon Talley's belongings, including capes and art, net $3.5 million at auction
-
CNN's Don Lemon apologizes for sexist remarks about Nikki Haley
-
A Bankruptcy Judge Lets Blackjewel Shed Coal Mine Responsibilities in a Case With National Implications