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Jury selection begins Monday at the murder trial for an elderly Sparks man who claims he was acting in self-defense when he fatally shot an unarmed trespasser in a case that has brought attention to Nevada's "stand-your-ground" law.

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The lawyer for a Sparks man accused of murder in the shooting of an unarmed trespasser says she can't promise Wayne Burgarello will be ready to go to trial next month given the prosecution's continued questioning of his competency.

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A judge is reconsidering whether the 73-year-old man charged with murder in the shooting of two unarmed trespassers at a vacant Sparks duplex should have access to the confidential mental health records of the surviving victim.