Prosecutors seek mental exam for man accused of using poodle as weapon
`Prosecutors are seeking a new psychiatric exam for a man accused of swinging a poodle to fend off a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop. [..]
[D]efence lawyer Judith Gracey told a judge Wednesday that her client was too mentally ill to understand his actions and should be acquitted by reason of insanity [..]
Assistant prosecutor Rob Novy agreed that Marinello is mentally ill, but asked for an independent mental examination before agreeing to an insanity plea.’
