The fate of a 24-year-old Sacramento man, who is charged with stabbings on an Amtrak train last year, is at the intersection of the state’s massive mental health care and criminal justice systems.

Reversing her March decision, a Solano County Superior Court Janice M. Williams in May ruled that Brandon Torres-Mendoza was incompetent to stand trial.

He faced a mental health facility placement hearing and a report from the North Bay Regional Center on Monday, but the judge, acknowledging a defense request to continue the matter, reset the hearing and report for 8:30 a.m. Sept. 23 in Department 23 in the Justice Center in Fairfield.

Deputy Public Defender Matthew Adler represented Torres-Mendoza, and Deputy District Attorney Gerald J. Hall appeared for the DA’s Office.

As previously repo

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