AUSTIN, Texas -- It's been more than four months since Lori Brown's son, Harrison, was murdered on University of Texas at Austin's campus.

She was recently given the backpack Harrison was wearing the day he died, which Brown says was drenched in dried blood.

Inside the backpack, she found a special piece of paper with Harrison's handwriting, with a list of accomplishments he would like to make.

"I feel pretty sure these were his last thoughts or goals before that day that he was murdered, and the last one is 'be happy,'" said brown.

Brown was among the small group of people in attendance representing Harrison at Thursday's pretrial hearing for Kendrex White.

White is charged with one count murder and three counts aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after the deadly knife attack on May 1.

The judge denied the state's motion to evaluate White's mental health, citing concerns for the defendant's fifth amendment rights.

The state argued that the defense will make mental health a key component of the trial and wanted its own experts to conduct a mental health evaluation to determine White's competancy and ability to stand trial.

Next week, prosecutors will meet with White's attorneys along with the judge to figure out when the defense would need to make a decision in regards to using an insanity defense.

"We'll just keep fighting and keep supporting and keep praying, and justice will prevail," Brown said.

Stuart Bayliss was also in the courtroom Thursday.

Bayliss, a UT junior, is one of the three survivors.

Since the attack, he has gone through multiple surgeries and is recovering both physically and emotionally.

"I got stabbed in the back in about the kidney region, and he missed my kidney and my spine and spinal cord by a few millimeters on either side," Bayliss said. "And then I wound up pulling the knife out and he pulled the knife from my right hand and cut seven of the eight tendons."

Bayliss said the incident was a reality check for him, and he now puts things into greater perspective.

Thursday was the first time Bayliss has seen White since the attack, an encounter he described as surreal.

"It's like, I don't know, I don't have the wording for that, but it's kind of crazy at the same time," said Bayliss. "It's like, that's the guy who kind of changed my life."

Bayliss didn't know Harrison personally before the attack, but he now wears a special bracelet in his memory.

"For me right now it's just living and kind of being there for Harrison and being representative of his life to his parents and his family and friends," Bayliss said.