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Posted: Tuesday, 26 January 2010 12:30PM

Man Accused in Wesleyan Shooting Returns to Court



MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) - The results of a mental health evaluation are expected later this winter for a man accused of killing a 21-year-old Wesleyan University student in a bookstore cafe.
     Stephen P. Morgan appeared Tuesday in Middletown Superior Court, where his case was continued to March 2.
     The former Marblehead, Mass., man is charged with murder and other offenses in the shooting death last year of acquaintance Johanna Justin-Jinich of Timnath, Colo.
     Morgan's attorneys are awaiting Morgan's mental health evaluation to determine whether they will claim insanity as part of his not guilty plea.
     Morgan did not speak during Tuesday's court appearance, which several of his family members attended. Through his attorney, they declined to comment.

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