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Jury: Killer to remain in mental hospital

By: Associated Press//May 1, 2014//

Jury: Killer to remain in mental hospital

By: Associated Press//May 1, 2014//

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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — A Portage County jury has decided that a man who killed his grandfather with scissors 25 years ago will remain in a mental hospital.

According to online court records, the six-member jury deliberated about an hour Thursday before finding that Steven Feck, now 50, remains a danger to society and could not be treated in a community setting

WAOW-TV reports the decision followed a morning of testimony from doctors who have evaluated Feck.

Feck was found not guilty by reason of mental illness in the fatal stabbing of 76-year-old Elton Favell in 1989. Before the law changed in 1990, those committed could ask for a jury trial to determine whether they could be treated in the community. Today, judges alone make those decisions.

Information from: WAOW-TV, http://www.waow.com

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