COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Board of Commissioners approved a funding request from Interim Prosecutor Nora Geiger on Tuesday concerning a pending criminal case.
They gave Geiger permission to spend up to $10,000 to obtain a second mental health opinion for the unnamed defendant.
The trial court had previously ordered an evaluation for the defendant in the case. The Branch County Prosecutor’s office had concerns with the opinion by the State Hospital and filed a motion to have an independent evaluation which was granted.
After getting quotes for the evaluation, a physiatrist in Arizona who has been used by other Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys was chosen at an hourly rate of $300 per hour.
It’s estimated about 30 hours will be needed to complete the evaluation.
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