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House Approves Mental Exam Bill

Plan Is To Speed Up Court Proceedings

Posted: March 12, 2013 at 1:55 a.m.

A bill cleared the Arkansas House on Representatives on Monday that supporters say would help streamline the process for court-ordered mental evaluations of criminal defendants.

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