Brain injuries could affect FLDS leader's mental capacity, attorney says
SALT LAKE CITY — An attorney for Lyle Jeffs wants to postpone the Fundamentalist LDS Church leader's upcoming trial after learning he suffered head injuries years ago that could affect his mental abilities.Public defender Kathryn Nester asked a federal judge Tuesday for more time to obtain Jeffs' medical records and hire experts to evaluate his mental and physical capacity in light of a construction accident and traffic accident."This is pertinent to the case since this is a specific inten
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