
According to Kiwifarms, the reason why Chris' case has been taking so long is precisely because both the law and Chris's lawyer are trying to figure out wtf can be done with him to get sure it sticks, and so they wouldn't have to deal with Chris's autism as soon he's back on the streets. He can't be trusted to not cause more problems if he's released on bail, he can't sent to a normal prison because he wouldn't survive a day there, and neither can be sent to live in a mental institution or grupal home because it's costly and he's not retarded enough to justify that, so basically he's a big and costly nuisance for every party involved on his case but until a fair and humane solution is found, they are stuck with him.
It doesn't help that Chris himself has been extremely uncooperative through this whole ordeal.