Norman Vulich, who is accused of killing his brother in a dispute over the family’s raisin ranch, told a judge Thursday that he refuses to be examined by a court-appointed psychologist and wants to fire his private lawyers.
The 63-year-old Vulich was in court for the results of the mental health evaluation requested by his attorneys, Mark Coleman and Daniel Harralson. The lawyers believe Vulich may not be mentally competent to go to trial and want him evaluated.
Fresno County sheriff’s detectives said Vulich fatally shot Jerry Vulich on Oct. 23, 2020, after objecting to his 68-year-old brother’s decision to bulldoze the family’s 40-acre raisin farm. Norman Vulich and a house full of stray cats were living at the farm…