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Jeremy Hauck appears in 2nd District Court in Farmington for a hearing on Sept. 6, 2006. Hauck is accused of killing his mother and stuffing her body in a freezer. He was 18 when the crime occurred, and he is now 23 and in Utah State Hospital, being forced to take medication in an attempt to make him competent to stand trial. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Evaluations to determine if Hauck can stand trial in mother's murder

Last updated Monday, March 26, 2012 - 7:55pm

FARMINGTON — Attorneys are continuing to wait for the results of two mental competency evaluations before they go forward in a murder case that is almost six years old.

Public defender Todd Utzinger said Monday in 2nd District Court that it will take at least two months before the two evaluators can complete the mental competency assessments of Jeremy Jacob Hauck.

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Centerville man pleads not guilty after third evaluation finds him competent

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 11:08pm

FARMINGTON — After receiving the results of a third competency evaluation, which labeled him fit for trial, a Centerville man pleaded not guilty to trying to kill his neighbor.

Michael L. Selleneit, 54, appeared Thursday in 2nd District Court and entered not guilty pleas to counts of first-degree felony attempted murder and second-degree felony possession of a firearm by a restricted person.

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Doctor gets more time for evaluation of mother accused of smothering son

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, January 7, 2012 - 11:48pm

OGDEN — One examiner has found a mother charged with the attempted murder of her son competent to stand trial, while another doctor worries the woman may have neurological damage.

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Website allows people to evaluate Utah judges

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 16, 2011 - 8:31am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah judges will be evaluated by people who appear in their courtrooms through a new website launched by state officials.

The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission says Thursday that comments submitted through the website by people with first-hand experience with a judge will be used to formulate a public recommendation when judges stand for retention elections.

The 13-member commission also uses surveys of attorneys who have represented clients before a judge for their recommendations.

Judges in Utah face elections every six years and mus

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