It looks like Weston will try to play the 'incompetent' card again. I don't think it will work this time around.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20111106_Incompetent_to_stand_trial_.html?cmpid=125459048
Before her 1984 trial, Weston was evaluated at least nine times. The reports found she "scored extremely low in intellectual assessment" and that she was "a mentally retarded young adult suffering from intrinsic brain damage."
One doctor also diagnosed her as schizophrenic, and the records contain references to her "unusual" behavior.
In 1984 she was deemed competent to stand trial, and was convicted of third-degree murder.
When Weston appealed her sentence, Assistant District Attorney Marilyn F. Murray argued that Weston's contention that she had the mental capacity of a 2- or 3-year-old child was "specious."
Murray said then that Weston's writing and reading comprehension suggested a higher level of intelligence.
"It was the defendant who made the decision to imprison Ramos in the closet and who directed her siblings in a cruel and inhumane course of conduct which led directly to Ramos' death," the filing states. "It was also the defendant who had the presence of mind to direct her siblings to get rid of the body."
In paperwork related to the appeal, Weston repeatedly filled out her name and listed the charges against her, but when asked more complicated questions, Weston wrote, "I need a lawyer because I don't understand this," or "I need a lawyer to fill this out."
When Weston was paroled, one condition was that she undergo therapy and continue taking antipsychotic medication for as long as it was prescribed.
Police believe that Weston walked out of prison after serving about four years and immediately resumed her former life as leader of a household. This time, they allege, she broadened her scope.