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Criminal

Jun. 6, 2006

Is Competency Exam Up for Grabs at Trial?

SAN FRANCISCO - Had he known it would cause him so much trouble, a Shasta County man might not have gone ballistic about blue jays picking at his fruit trees.

By Itir Yakar
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - Had he known it would cause him so much trouble, a Shasta County man might not have gone ballistic about blue jays picking at his fruit trees.
      Not only did he end up with a 16-year prison sentence after aiming at the birds and shooting people's cars instead, but his case had to be defended all the way up to the ...

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