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Published on: 5/25/2005
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Donna Weiss, a licensed clinical psychologist from Fort Lauderdale, and Barry Rosenfeld, a professor of psychology at Fordham University, have determined that Hernandez is not able to handle a trial for the murder of Jaime Gough, also 14, said Hernandez's attorney, Richard Rosenbaum.
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"Michael does have a factual understanding of the charges before him, but he lacks a rational understanding," said Rosenbaum, who submitted the psychologists' sealed findings to Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Henry Leyte-Vidal and prosecutors on Thursday.
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"The reports show Michael has a severe mental disorder," Rosenbaum said.
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Rosenbaum objected to a request by prosecutor Carin Kahgan to allow court-appointed psychiatrist Jon Shaw and psychologist Vanessa Adler Shaw to re-examine Hernandez.
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"I told my client not to discuss certain areas of the case that prosecutors could use to build a case for premeditated murder," Rosenbaum said.
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When Tate's appellate lawyer, Richard Rosenbaum, argued his appeal before the 4th DCA last September, he contended that Tate's competency was clearly questionable because he had rejected Satz's generous plea offer.
Rosenbaum also argued that Tate's competency was in doubt because he seemed uninterested in the trial proceedings, spending much of the trial drawing pictures.Rosenbaum said Tate's competency also was suspect because he has an IQ of 90.