Clearly, nobody wants any defendant including LS to sit for trial when they are in a state that prevents them from participating and/or understanding the proceedings. That would be another travesty of justice, and why the court has provisions for this to halt all proceedings until the defendant's mental health improves or restored.
However, Sept 2020, the state hospital evaluated LS and therefore the court ruled LS competent to stand trial. But LS asked for a second helping-- so we wait.
Specific to this defendant, LS, it infuriates me to know that she's sitting in her zone, most likely taking self-credit, feeling empowered with each passing day, that justice for Gannon is delayed.
Earlier, LS wrote to the judge and told him she was being ignored by her lawyers. And LS showed them! She's like the wizard behind the curtain. I just wish somebody would tell her she's not in Kansas. I want the message inside her peanut butter.
While I obviously don't know what the evaluators at Pueblo saw, and competency to proceed usually isn't a very high bar to clear, her letter to the judge hardly speaks to her competency IMO! (And not for reasons LS might imagine!)
While we all want justice, it's only been 9 months since the crime. The fact the trial hasn't yet started doesn't seem especially slow to me, especially given COVID issues.
Maybe CO usually has more of a rocket docket though.
JMO