Court date for Charles Pittman delayed pending further evaluation

Charles PittmanA hearing date has not been set for Charles Pittman, senior Christian ministries major, who is charged with first degree murder in the death of his fiancée, Olivia Greenlee, who was a senior music education major.

City Court Judge Blake Anderson granted a motion Feb. 27 that requested a mental health evaluation for Pittman.

The evaluation was to determine whether Pittman was competent at the time of Greenlee’s death and whether he can assist an attorney. A preliminary court date was to be reset after the evaluation.

Requesting a forensic evaluation in a case of capitol offenses is a fairly standard procedure, said George Googe, Pittman’s public defender.

“When someone is charged with first degree murder, it’s going to be a serious enough thing that everybody wants to make sure everything is done right,” Googe said.

The Cardinal & Cream will continue coverage of Pittman’s court proceedings during Union’s summer break.

Updates will be posted at cardinalandcream.org.

 

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Katherine Burgess, a class of 2015 journalism alumna, is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Cardinal & Cream. Her journalism has taken her from a United Nations Tribunal to the largest maximum security prison in the United States to Capitol Hill. She is now the Education Reporter for the Jackson Sun. Follow her on Twitter @kathsburgess