Drugs May Be Ordered for Kidnapping Trial
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From Times Wire Reports
A judge is considering whether the woman accused in the 2002 abduction of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart should be forcibly medicated in an attempt to restore her competency for trial.
Wanda Barzee, 59, was declared incompetent to stand trial and ordered to remain at the state psychiatric hospital where she has refused to participate in therapy.
Barzee’s attending psychiatrist testified that she would probably benefit from medication, starting with low doses of an antipsychotic drug.
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