Published May 14, 2010, 11:38 AM
Judge says MN murder suspect is competent
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a North Dakota man accused in a fatal strangling in Minnesota 17 years ago is fit to stand trial.
- Clarence Burcham
Found not guilty on all counts
Judge Galen Vaa weighed testimony from two psychiatrists who disagreed about the competency of 45-year-old Clarence Burcham.
The Center, N.D., man is charged with murder in the death of Sharon Stafford, who was found dead in a Moorhead mobile home park in 1993. Police allege Burcham admitted in an interview last summer to strangling his 26-year-old neighbor with an electrical cord after she called him retarded.
Vaa's ruling set a pretrial hearing in the case for June 24, at which the trial schedule likely will be set.
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