Attorney Declared Competent To Stand Trial On Charges Of Stealing Refinancing Proceeds From Two Clients

In Fayette County, Pennsylvania, The Herald Tribune reports:

• Although a Fayette County judge found that a former deputy prosecutor has experienced declined intellectual function because of his ailing health, he ruled the former attorney is competent to stand trial. Mark F. Morrison, 51, of Hopwood is accused of stealing nearly $100,000 from two clients. State prosecutors alleged he stole money from mortgage refinancing for two clients in 2005.

For more, see Morrison ruled competent to stand trial.

For earlier report on this story, see Ex-attorney Morrison's ability to face theft trial disputed.

For story update (3-3-09), see: Lawyer's theft trial delayed.

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