Woman to stand trial for stalking Cusack

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A 33-year-old woman arrested on charges of stalking actor John Cusack is mentally competent to stand trial, a judge ruled yesterday.

Emily Diane Leatherman was taken into custody in March near the "High Fidelity" star's residence in the posh California beach community of Malibu and later charged with stalking. But the case was put on hold while she was evaluated by a court-appointed psychiatrist.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Susan Speer found Leatherman mentally competent after reviewing the psychiatrist's reports and ordered her to stand trial on Sept. 9.

Leatherman also was charged with misdemeanor counts of petty theft and disobeying a restraining order, which Cusack obtained against her last year. She had previously had been arrested outside the Beverly Hills home of actor Tom Cruise.

Leatherman has been held in custody since her arrest and faces a maximum penalty of three years in state prison if she is convicted.

Cusack, 42, is best known for a string of 1980s films including "Sixteen Candles" and "Say Anything," and for "High Fidelity" in 2000.