San Jose man incompetent to stand trial for attempted murder

Man incompetent for attempted murder trial

August 23, 2014, 05:00 AM Daily Journal Staff Report

Raymond Iwase An elderly man who prosecutors say fired a gun at his former doctor inside Seton Medical Center in Daly City over earlier pain treatment is not mentally fit to stand trial for attempted murder, according to two-court appointed doctors. The doctors agreed Raymond Iwase, 85, of Daly City, is not able to aid his defense attorney against that charge plus one of assault with a deadly weapon in the April 23 shooting. Competency is a person’s ability to aid in his or her own defense while sanity is a person’s mental state at the time of a specific incident. Read More:  http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/lnews/2014-08-23/man-incompetent-for-attempted-murder-trial/1776425128921.html  Please visit the Jay Leiderman Law Homepage jayleiderman.com 5740 Ralston St 300 Ventura, California 93003 805-645-0200