An El Jebel man accused of double murder in the shooting deaths of his aunt and uncle was given time by a judge Wednesday to get a mental evaluation before he enters a plea.
Williams Amaya asked through his attorney, Reed Owens, of the Colorado Public Defender’s Office, for 90 days to get the evaluation.
“Judge, I guess I’ll lay it out there for you and let you know our position,” Owens said in a hearing. “As the court may have guessed — the prosecution is certainly aware of this — this case may involve certain statutory defenses.”
He cited laws that allow a defendant an opportunity to be examined by their own expert to help determine if a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity or a plea of not guilty because of impaired mental condition will be entered.
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