People v. Zollo

Defendant was accused of an assault with intent to commit robbery. It was also charged that he had been convicted of highway robbery, a felony, in Virginia, and had served a term in the state prison therefor. Initially defendant *314entered a plea of not guilty and denied the prior conviction. Thereafter, with the court’s permission, he changed his plea of “not guilty” to one of “not guilty by reason of insanity,” and admitted the prior conviction. After a trial on the issue of insanity, defendant was found to be sane at the time of the commission of the offense. The medical reports also…