Judge Awaits Psych Patient's Competency Exam In Murder Case

GOSHEN - Three months after a judge ordered a competency exam for a man charged with killing a fellow patient at the Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center, doctors have yet to file an assessment.Samara Coleman, 39, of Schenectady, faces an indictment charging him with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and first-degree strangulation in the April 17 death of Jhonny Batista, 52, of Haverstraw at the secure psychiatric center in New Hampton.Both men were committed to [...]