People v. Smith

F oUowing a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of theft of over *150 and sentenced to a term of not less than one year and not more than 3 years’ imprisonment. He appeals, contending that the prosecutor’s argument that his claim of insanity was a “last ditch defense” deprived him of a fair trial. He also contends that the court committed reversible error in submitting a verdict form, “not guilty by reason of insanity,” without instructing the jury as to the consequences of that verdict.

On May 22, 1973, defendant was observed in the act of stealing an automobile from a factory parking lot and…