The former Ohio University graduate student accused of murdering his father will undergo yet another mental evaluation, this time to determine if he was sane at the time his father was killed.
Jonathan Bebb, 32, will be examined by doctors from the Shawnee Forensic Center in Portsmouth by the order of Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ward. This comes after Bebb's attorneys filed a motion Monday asking to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
Bebb initially pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder Nov. 27 after being charged with killing his father, former OU history professor Phillip Bebb. Although Bebb has undergone other evaluations to determine if he was able to stand trial, this is the first evaluation to determine whether he was aware of his actions during the crime, said C. David Warren, Athens County prosecutor.-
he said.
Prosecutors and Bebb's lawyers will reach a decision on which photographs of the elder Bebb's body will be allowed in court sometime before the trial begins. Prosecutors will inform Bebb's attorneys what photos they intend to use in trial, and they will revisit the issue then, Warren said.
A final trial date will be selected during a pre-trial hearing on April 28.
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