 A series of legal maneuverings involving both sides took place in the late winter and early spring of 1996 . Defense attorneys requested that cameras be barred from Green 's eventual trial , but the request was rejected . Green was judged by court @-@ appointed psychologists to be competent to stand trial and denied a reduction in bail . The presiding judge ruled that she would stand trial once , for all of the charges against her , rather than be tried separately on each . 
