CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The man accused of murdering a Hamilton County deputy returns to court Wednesday and is expected to change his plea of not guilty to not guilty by reason of insanity.

A court-appointed psychologist recently examined Rodney Hinton Jr. and determined he suffers from a serious mental illness that impairs his rational judgment, according to his attorney, Clyde Bennett II.

The outcome of that expert’s report, Bennett maintains, clearly shows Hinton, 38, is now ineligible for the death penalty under Ohio law.

The court-appointed certified forensic psychologist found Hinton had a combination of serious mental illnesses (bipolar disorder and psychosis) at the time he committed the offense and those serious mental illnesses significantly impaired his ability to exercise ratio

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