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CINCINNATI, OHIO - A court-appointed psychologist examined the man accused of murdering a Hamilton County deputy and determined he suffers from a serious mental illness that impairs his rational judgment, an attorney says.
Rodney Hinton Jr.’s lawyer, Clyde Bennett II, told FOX19 NOW about the outcome of the mental evaluation earlier this week and then wrote a lengthy post about it on his Facebook post Wednesday.
The outcome of that report, Bennett maintains, clearly shows Hinton, 38, is now ineligible for the death penalty under Ohio law.
“From the beginning of this case , I repeatedly and emphatically stated that Rodney Hinton was mentally ill at the time of the offense and did not understand the wrongfulness of his conduct.
“Now, an independent, neutral, objective opinion from a court-appointed certified Forensic Psychologist has confirmed this fact. The doctor opined that Mr. Hinton had a combination of serious mental illnesses (bipolar disorder and psychosis) at the time he committed the offense and those serious mental illnesses significantly impaired his ability to exercise rational judgment.”