State v. Stein

HOUSER, Commissioner.

On August 31, 1971 Richard Lee Stein filed a notice of appeal from the judgment and sentence entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of assault with intent to kill with malice aforethought and fixing his punishment at 15 years’ imprisonment.

Appellant’s sole point follows: “Before trial appellant made application to the Court for a continuance of the cause in order to secure an additional medical opinion relative to the appellant’s mental condition and his fitness to stand trial. Considerable doubt exists as to the appellant’s mental condition and the refusal on the…