A Mecklenburg County superior court judge decided Tuesday morning to postpone Decarlos Brown Jr’s hearing, after Central Regional Hospital determined he was incapable of proceeding.
Both the state and his defense asked that the hearing be moved to 180 days from now. At that point, a decision about the death penalty could be made.
A federal judge said Brown was incompetent to stand trial in June. Prosecutors said, at the time, they were confident they could restore his mental capacity in a few months with forced medication…