Court-appointed expert to evaluate teen murder suspect’s competence to stand trial

March 26, 2024 at 12:50 p.m.

by Lori Dunn

Cesar Olalde is charged with capital murder in the May 2023 deaths of his parents and siblings. (Bi-State Detention Center via AP)
Cesar Olalde is charged with capital murder in the May 2023 deaths of his parents and siblings. (Bi-State Detention Center via AP)

TEXARKANA, Texas -- The court will appoint an independent expert to conduct a second evaluation of capital murder suspect Cesar Olalde.

At a hearing Monday at the Bi-State Justice Building, Olalde's attorney Jeff Harrelson asked 202nd District Judge John Tidwell to appoint a "disinterested expert" to examine Olalde on behalf of...

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