Hearing for Competency

by Flexburger

This Thursday marks one of the biggest developments in Daniel’s nearly two-year-long federal prison journey - the chance to be deemed competent. However, that raises the question: how likely is this to happen?

The odds of Daniel being deemed competent are likely less than 20%. The BOP and government had already deemed him incompetent a few months back.

If he isn’t found to be competent this time, he likely never will be. He’ll get another 4-month treatment cycle followed by civil commitment. Daniel’s defense is basically doing this as a last-ditch effort.

What if he is found competent?

If he is found competent, it would go to trial prep. With this being a large federal case, it would take over a year before a trial would happen.

To sum it up, this whole thing isn’t about whether Daniel is going to be roaming the streets of Denver in a couple of months or not - it’s about whether this will take 1-2 years, 5-7, or if Daniel is civilly committed indefinitely. So is this still big news? Absolutely! Just not quite in the way most people are thinking.

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