People v. Leong Fook

This appeal is from a judgment of conviction of the defendant upon a charge of murder and from an order denying his motion for a new trial. Upon the arraignment of the defendant upon such charge, had upon March 28, 1928, he waived time to plead and entered his pleas as follows: “(a) Not guilty as charged in the information ; (b) Not guilty as charged in the information by reason of insanity.” The cause came on for trial upon April 17, 1928, whereupon his counsel moved the court to permit the defendant to place the defense of insanity before the jury upon the trial of the defendant upon his…