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Convict not fit for sentencing in heroin death
By: Associated Press//May 28, 2014//
Listen to this articleLA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A La Crosse County judge has ruled a man convicted of reckless homicide in a heroin death isn’t competent for sentencing.
Attorneys for Malachi Hankel argued he suffers from schizophrenia and a bipolar disorder and his prescribed medication has altered his comprehension. Judge Todd Bjerke ruled Tuesday that Hankel is not yet fit for sentencing. The 28-year-old Hankel is being treated at Mendota Mental Health Institute. WXOW-TV says a review hearing is scheduled June 30.
Hankel has been convicted of providing the heroin that killed Thomas Tremain last September. The reckless homicide charge carries a maximum sentence of 40 years.
Information from: WXOW-TV, http://www.wxow.com
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