White v. State

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant, a youth of 15 years of age at the time of the alleged offense, was indicted for murder and entered a plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity.” The trial court ordered psychiatric examination and evaluation and it was stipulated that the psychiatric reports would be admitted into evidence at the trial. With the consent of the district attorney, the defendant waived jury trial and agreed to be tried by the court without a jury. On December 6, 1976, after such trial and having heard evidence presented to the court, the judge acting as the finder of fact found the…