Amanda Bynes' lawyer Rich Hutton has said she is mentally unfit to stand trial on DUI charges, arising in April 2012, the case has now been moved to the mental health court in Los An
Bynes is currently receiving treatment in a psychiatric hospital in Los Angeles after being put under an involuntary holding order on July 22, failed to appear in court to face DUI charges on Tuesday and her lawyer, Rich Hutton, told the judge that she does not have the mental capacity to understand the case.
A source says that after the 27-year-old star's lawyer clarified her current status,and the judge transferred the matter to the mental health court, where another judge will conduct a hearing to determine Amanda's mental competency reports TMZ.
It was recently reported that Bynes could leave her mental health facility in early November and would then be placed in the care of her mother, Lynn Bynes, who secured temporary conservatorship during the stars police enforced hospital stay.following her arrest after she started a small fire outside a stranger's home.
An insider previously said: "Amanda has made significant improvements, she is doing better than she was.
The insider reports drugs were not involved saying: "There are no drug problems involved, it's all mental. She has deep anger and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), which tripped a psychotic episode... She is very ill, but manageable. Amanda genuinely wants to get better and has wanted to get better for some time."
The actress' PTSD allegedly stems from the pressure she has felt since carving out a successful career in Hollywood as a child star on Nickelodeon.
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