Portland: Case dropped against man who smashed 34-pound rock on woman’s head

Too Crazy, lack of treatment, nutty laws

Multnomah County Circuit Judge Nan Waller determined that after more than a year of mental health treatment at the Oregon State Hospital that aimed to restore Simpson’s mental fitness to the point that he could be criminally prosecuted, Simpson was still determined to be mentally unfit. And the case must be dropped because a federal order wouldn’t allow him to be treated at the hospital for longer. The federal order, known as the Mosman Order, set a time limit of one year at the state psychiatric hospital.

Case dropped against man who allegedly smashed 34-pound rock on woman’s head outside Portland mental health center