Show 'vV“ The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday October 28 2003 - - — - A7 : x Opinions differ on Mitchell’s competency in Smart case 2 w ' g£“Z km - b t - w -- v - ’ ' ‘ r ' ' I “We all want to get home Adierton said she would A venue saying the media swirl decide before Dec 1 the same : and watch ’Oprah’” he told is not confined to the Salt the mental evaluations for the judge an houf before the Lake area r day Smarts’ appearance on the Mitchell’s wife Wanda “Where would we go the ' - The third option is to order Barzee are due to the court surface of the moon7T he said V nationally syndicated talk show was to air in Salt Lake Mitchell’s status hearing another expert to evaluate The worry he said would A Vl 4 Mitchell — a process that was held the same day that be not only finding eight City A could take six months “Bringing Elizabeth Home A A After the hearing he called impartial jurors but sitting a iA the media coverage of the case A panel that doesn't have one or A “Of course we are of die A Journey of Faith and Hope” the book written by a “saturation bomb” and more members that would be k ' if opinion he is competent” wondered whether Mitchell parents Ed and Lois prosecutor Kent Morgan said' looking for their own financial UK& could get a fair trial if he is ) Smart went on sale However he said they would gain from the trial A Elizabeth has been at the t ’ found to be competent not try to block the court from Barzee 57 and Mitchell AkvAA-' ' -k A “No one no one hasn’t center of the storm making 50 are chared with aggravat- - Ak : ' bringing in a liaison :A formed an opinion in this A'“We wouldn’t object if that 1 her first public comments ed kidnapping aggravated ' AA is necessary but we do com- - A' since her return home seven case” he said sexual assault and aggravated ’ But he apparently has ruled months ago — a fact not lost petency hearings in this court burglary in Elizabeth's June 5 AA " 2002 abduction f A out asking for a change of A on Biggs at the conference all the time” he said - - The last two dealt more k with Mitchell’s ability to get along widi and assist his attorA A fAkf whether Brian David Mitchell neys she said is competent to stand trial in “I’n not dear on his basis A for his conclusions” Atherton the Elizabeth Smart kidnap r a said of the doctor’s report il case ping 1 Thediffering opinions have A status hearing before 7 A left Adierton with three Third District Judge Judith She the can two Atherton revealed that two bring options doctors in for a competency medical professionals hearing and from that decide assigned to the case came to whether Mitchell is compeon varying opinions 1 Mitchell’s competence tent A second option is the “They are not close to in Atherton appointment of a third mental being agreement” health expert who would act said as the court’s liaison during The oly point the two Athercould on ? agree experts ton said was that Mitchell — i a prophet — has a 7 sr narcissistic delusion The differences boil down £ to his willingness or ability to assist his defense v A One doctor “believes he is i competent to stand trial” despite die delusion Atherton said But the other opinitm ' says Mitchell also suffers from a mental illness that should preclude him from trial Z'TjtpStfjgtes A Defense attorney David Biggs said the mental illness pomts to a martyr syndrome kk under which Mitchell seesrc himself as a Christ-lik- e figure A and is not willing to fight for himself X“H’s a delusional pattern t: ? placed on Mr Mitchell by his' SALT LAKE CTIYCAP) A difference ofopinion emerged Monday about : r Ir the competency hearing and give the judge insight as to ho w the two doctors based ' their opinions f Eliza-beth- ’s --- v v - ' self-styl- ed -- - r- 'disease? Biggs said7 Afo y A A However Adierton hinted the basis fw this opinion may ‘A be weak Of nine points on the evaluation five indicated no incompetency and two were listed as only moderate bin- ''drancesk-AAA'A A v 'j ’ support bish gay ' ' " ¥'r? SALT LAKE CITY (AP-- 4 I Delegates ? ' : i 1 Aj reprKgi hawratirnarional church’s the t confirmion of church’s first openly gay bish-op-ele- ct A The Rev' V Gene Robinson A was elected by New Hamp-- A: shire clergy and parishioners in June and confirmed by the national Episcopal Church in August His election and con-- : firmation angered some conservatives who threatened to divide the Episcopal Church : in the United States and the ' worldwide Anglican Commu- nion The national convention also acknowledged that same- sex unions were being blessed by some members of the cler-gy and it allowed for the development of such blessings on the local level by individ- ual bishops The more than 200 delegates meeting in St George over the weekend in the 98th Convention of the Diocese of Utah approved a resolution supporting die national’s convention’s actions and affirming the votes of the Utah deputation at that convention The Utah convention voted down a resolution that would have supported actions of the presiding bishops of 37 provinces of the Anglican 6 Communion at their Oct meeting at Lambeth Palace in London The primates said : ' - jfr t Sm 'A! 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