Ricks v. State

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals. We affirm.

1. Appellant filed a pre-trial motion for a psychiatric examination at state expense. It was supported by his attorney’s affidavit that he believed appellant may not have had the mental capacity to distinguish between right and wrong at the time of the alleged crime and for defendant to be tried fairly inquiry should be made as to his mental condition. The trial court denied the motion after hearing. There is no transcript of that hearing. However, the evidence at trial…