State v. Pisha

TURNAGE, Chief Judge.

Donat Pisha was found guilty by a jury of burglary in the first degree, and of armed criminal action by committing the felony of sexual abuse in the first degree through the use and aid of a dangerous instrument.

Pursuant to the jury’s verdict the court imposed punishment at 5 years imprisonment for the burglary and 9 years for the armed criminal action with the two terms to run concurrently, but consecutively to a previously imposed 12 year sentence. Pi-sha contends the court erred: (1) in refusing to allow him to file a notice out of time of a defense of mental disease…