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Murder suspect unfit to defend himself, lawyer says Robert Kahlil Davies-Calhoun Monday Jan 23, 2017 at 2:00 AM Feb 2, 2017 at 8:37 AM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A Eugene lawyer is arguing that the murder suspect in a 2015 shooting outside a Central Point mini-market is not mentally fit to defend himself at trial, despite her client's attempts to dismiss her. Robert Kahlil Davies-Calhoun, 30, is charged in the Nov. 2, 2015, shooting death of 53-year-old Douglas Mitchell Spaur outside a Central Point Stop 'n Go market. Davies-Calhoun reportedly believes his case — in which he allegedly fired several shots into Spaur's pickup while the man was behind the wheel — is simple and defensible on his own, according to a court document filed by lawyer Elizabeth J.C. Baker Jan. 12 in Jackson County Circuit Court. "My opinion is Defendant is not fit to proceed, and part of his issues involve a belief his case is simple and acquittal is so obvious that he can defend himself at trial," Baker wrote. At a hearing set for Jan. 26, Baker is seeking access to reports and other records from Davies-Calhoun's mental health evaluation at Oregon State Hospital in Salem. In June, Davies-Calhoun was transported to the state hospital following a previous defense lawyer's motion addressing similar concerns that Davies-Calhoun was mentally unable to participate in his own defense. Baker is concerned Davies-Calhoun's attempts to dismiss her while in the hospital in Salem have reduced her access. She claims prosecutors at the Jackson County District Attorney's office had accessed reports in December Baker has not seen. Complicating Baker's efforts is behavior she describes as "bizarre," including Davies-Calhoun's complete denial of mental illness and refusal to participate in the evaluation process. Baker says Davies-Calhoun intends to argue self-defense for an incident that was recorded on video surveillance that "reveals no actions by the alleged victim which could rationally be perceived as hostile or offensive requiring use of deadly force." Davies-Calhoun believes he will be completely exonerated, enter the military, sue the government for wrongful imprisonment, re-enter the military and transfer into the Navy SEALs, according to Baker. Similar findings were illustrated in a letter Davies-Calhoun dated June 7 to Circuit Court Judge Tim Barnack, in which he demanded his defense lawyer be certified for military re-enlistments and civil lawsuits for wrongful imprisonment. Baker says Davies-Calhoun lacks a basic understanding of the legal process, based on a claim he made that his previous defense lawyer "came to him with 10 months of court probation and 12 months community service as an offer to resolve 'willful murder.' " "Defendant is not capable of self-representation in this case," Baker wrote. Davies-Calhoun allegedly waited outside the Stop 'n Go market in the 6000 block of Table Rock Road before shooting Spaur, according to earlier reports of the incident. There was no argument prior to the shooting, according to a witness. Baker is also representing Davies-Calhoun in a recent felony charge of assaulting a public safety officer, alleging he physically attacked Corrections Deputy Damien Buckman Sept. 15, court records show. He also faces misdemeanor charges including harassment, interfering with a peace officer and attempted assault on a public safety officer after he allegedly tried to attack Deputy Marcy Kennedy. Before the murder case, Davies-Calhoun's only criminal history in Jackson County was an open misdemeanor case alleging harassment and interfering with a police report in July 2014. — Reach reporter Nick Morgan at 541-776-4471 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at @MTCrimeBeat.