Lizotte v. State

OPINION

On March 19, 1982, Patrick Henry Lizotte, a high school student, entered his psychology class, pointed a gun at his teacher and killed him. After shooting the teacher, Lizotte walked out of the classroom and shot and wounded two of his fellow students. Lizotte himself was later shot and wounded during his capture by police officers.

*239After his arrest, three court-appointed psychiatrists examined Lizotte and concluded that he was psychotic at the time of the shooting and that he was not mentally competent to stand trial. After being declared incompetent to stand trial by the district…