State Sen. Nathan Manning introduces bill addressing competency restoration for defendants

State Sen. Nathan Manning introduces bill addressing competency restoration for defendants

State Sen. Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville) and state Sen. Thomas Patton (R-Strongsville) recently gave sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 295, legislation that would extend the timeline for competency restoration before trial and allow for tolling in competency restoration periods. In summer 2024 in Cuyahoga County, Delawnte Hardy shot his grandmother and, while on the run, shot and killed Cleveland police officer Jamieson Ritter, who was atte…