Via Wired:

“This is complete and total nonsense,” says Reiser’s prosecutor, Paul Hora. “All of a sudden he’s incompetent a week before he gets sentenced.”

The filing came about a week ahead of a scheduled July 9 sentencing date, in which Judge Goodman was expected to sentence the 44-year-old developer of the ReiserFS file system to a 25-to-life term for killing his wife in 2006. The filing is expected to scuttle that sentencing date.

The filing also means that Reiser does not immediately intend to lead authorities to the whereabouts of his wife’s body in exchange for a reduced term — a potential deal both sides were discussing last month.