The future of a criminal case against the woman accused of shooting two attorneys outside the Wake County courthouse last week will depend on a mental capacity exam — a probe that experts say can determine if a case moves forward.
Gwendolyn White, 57, faces two counts of attempted murder after police said she shot two attorneys representing the Rolesville Police Department in a lawsuit Friday. A judge on Tuesday rejected bail for White and filed a motion to determine her capacity to proceed.
The results of that test will gauge her comprehension of the legal proceedings and determine how prosecutors move forward in the case and whether it can proceed.
What does it mean to be incapable to proceed?
A person is deemed incapable to proceed in a trial if they are unable to understand the nature of the proceedings, to understand their own role in the proceedings or to “reasonably and rationally” assist in their defense, according to North Carolina law…