Psychological testing shows that the former Baylor University basketball player accused of gunning down one of his teammates is not competent to stand trial, his attorneys said Wednesday.
Carlton Dotson's attorneys plan to file a motion Thursday asking the judge to delay the athlete's October murder trial, Waco attorney Abel Reyna said. A judge will consider the motion Friday.
Dotson, 22, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of killing Patrick Dennehy last summer in a field near Baylor's Waco campus.
At a court hearing nearly two weeks ago, state District Judge George Allen approved defense attorneys' request for a psychologist to determine if Dotson has a mental disability or is faking.
Reyna said Wednesday night that psychologist George Parker of Austin found that Dotson is not competent to stand trial, but could regain competency with proper medication and treatment.
Dotson was arrested in July 2003 in his home state of Maryland after calling police from a supermarket, saying he was hearing voices and needed counseling. Officers took him to a hospital, where he contacted the FBI.
A few days later, Dennehy's body was found.
Authorities have refused to discuss a motive for the slaying or say if Dotson led them to the body. Dennehy, 21, had been missing about six weeks.
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