Wednesday, February 02, 2000
Nephew drops insanity plea
He faces charge in uncle's death
BY DAVID ECK
Enquirer Contributor
HAMILTON — A man accused of killing his uncle last year withdrew his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity during a court appearance on Tuesday.
James D. Sudberry instead pleaded not guilty to the mur der charge, and a trial was set for Feb. 22 before Butler County Common Pleas Judge Patricia Oney. Relatives have said Mr. Sudberry has been diagnosed as manic-depressive and has a history of psychiatric problems. Judge Oney ordered him held at a state mental hospital until the trial.
Mr. Sudberry, 25, was found competent to stand trial for murder.
He is accused of stabbing his 37-year-old uncle, James L. Sudberry, to death last January with a pair of scissors. Police found the body in a garage on Maple Street in Hamilton.
The two had been living together in a Hamilton house for several weeks. The elder Mr. Sudberry had recently moved to Hamilton from Colorado.
In a previous court hearing, relatives of the Sudberrys had testified that the older man directed homosexual epithets toward his nephew the day before the killing.
In court Tuesday, Mr. Sudberry waved at his grandmother and other relatives. They did not acknowledge him.
Mr. Sudberry is also charged with assaulting a police officer. Judge Oney ordered a hearing Feb. 28 to determine if he is competent to stand trial on that charge.
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