Federal Judge OKs Testimony From Elizabeth Smart
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A federal judge says he will allow Elizabeth Smart to testify in competency proceedings for the man charged with her 2002 abduction.
In a ruling monday, U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball says Smart's testimony is relevant to the issue of Brian David Mitchell's competency for trial.
Smart is scheduled to provide her testimony Thursday.
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Smart was 14 when she was abducted from her Salt Lake City home. She was found nine months later in a suburb with Mitchell and his estranged wife.
Last year, Mitchell was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor.
A 10-day competency hearing is scheduled to begin Nov. 30.