People v. Garza

RULAND, Judge.

Defendant, Esmerejildo Garcia Garza, appeals his conviction of second-degree assault and sentence under the violent sentencing act on the ground that the trial court erred in denying him the right to enter a plea of insanity after arraignment. We affirm, Colo., 612 P.2d 85.

The relevant facts are not disputed. Defendant, who was represented by counsel throughout these proceedings, waived a preliminary hearing and pled not guilty to the assault charge on February 8, 1978. At that time trial was set for March 22. The violent sentencing charges were added on March 16. On March 15…