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...ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b many, many years ago," he said.

She says he`s been in and out of treatment centers.

The regional Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center was currently overseeing his outpatient care.

"He`s able to function really well when he`s on his medication," said DeLeon.

"With just a little encouragement, he does all right if he stays on his medication."She says she was shocked to hear that Eric had broken into the Ransom Canyon home and stabbed someone.

But she says there were some warning signs and they tried to get him help the Thursday before the incident."My husband tried to contact MHMR to try and get him evaluated, because my husband could see his personality was deterioating and we needed someone to evaluate him," said DeLeon.She says they thought Eric needed to be back in a treatment facility under constant supervision, but MHMR denied their request for help."After many calls, he was able to talk to someone and apparently they told him he didn`t meet the requirements to have someone come out and access him," said DeLeon.

The MHMR center says each call for help is evaluated on risk of danger and risk of immediate deterioration.

But the center is prohibited by law to say if they denied or accepted the DeLeons` request.Rebecca says the center didn`t help Eric when he needed it most."I feel personally that they failed Eric and they didn`t do their job taking care of what they`re supposed to do," she said.

The DeLeon family says Eric`s mental illness does not ...

...ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b."Muhammad has refused to assist his attorneys - Montgomery public defender Paul DeWolfe and his deputy, Brian D.

Shefferman - and says that he can't share his "secret defense strategy" with his attorneys because "they cannot be trusted," Lewis wrote.Montgomery Circuit Court Judge James L.

Ryan will have to tackle the competency issue before deciding whether to allow Muhammad to represent himself - a request he made in a handwritten letter delivered to the judge this month.People in criminal proceedings have a constitutional right to represent themselves at trial, but to sign off on such requests, judges need to find that the defendant is competent and is making the decision knowingly and voluntarily.Ryan could rule on the competency motion today, but he might choose to have Muhammad examined by an independent psychiatrist before deciding whether he's fit to stand trial; Lewis was hired by Muhammad's defense attorneys.Deputy State's Attorney Katherine Winfree declined to comment on the motion yesterday.

DeWolfe said the "report speaks for itself with respect for his competence to stand trial and his competence to waive counsel."Maryland prosecutors hope to convince a jury that Muhammad was the architect of the sniper shootings, six of which occurred in Montgomery.

Muhammad, 45, and Malvo, 21, were each convicted of one killing in separate trials in Virginia in 2003.

Muhammad has been sentenced to death and Malvo to life in prison without the possibility of par...