State v. Lange

William P. Lange is charged with having murdered Edward Lafferanderie on January 29, 1929. lie was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Thereafter he filed, through his counsel, a motion, suggesting to the court that he was insane at the time of the commission of the crime, and that he was still insane. He prayed for the appointment of a commission to inquire into his present sanity and into his sanity at the time of the commission of the offense, and to make report to the court, pursuant to articles 267 to 272, inclusive, of the Code of Criminal Procedure of this state.

The reason why defendant…