"Judge Diane Freniere at a conference review hearing on Friday set his next competency hearing for Nov.14, with the final pre-trial conference on Nov. 17. Jury selection is set to begin Nov. 18 and last about two weeks. Freniere said she hopes to wrap this trial up by Christmas. Of course, Freniere said, "Hope is not a plan," while setting the hearing dates to choose 16 jurors for the case."
"The judge initially scheduled the trial to start on Oct. 20, but an inmate reportedly stabbed Walshe when he was in jail on Sept. 11. Despite Walshe showing progress since the attack, his lawyer, Larry Tipton, previously wrote in court documents that the "mental and physical effects of the violent assault" continued to prevent Walshe from fully participating in preparing his defense."
Judge Diane Freniere set Brian Walshe's next competency hearing for Nov. 14, a final pre-trial conference for Nov. 17, and jury selection starting Nov. 18, with hopes to finish the trial by Christmas. Walshe was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital. Ana Walshe went missing around New Year's Day 2023; prosecutors allege Brian Walshe killed, dismembered, and disposed of her remains. The trial was originally set for Oct. 20 but Walshe was reportedly stabbed in jail on Sept. 11, and defense counsel says resulting mental and physical effects hamper preparation. A separate judge ordered preservation of sealed federal evidence, including cellphone material, preventing its destruction so defendants can access it.
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