State v. Jones

57 Wn.2d 701 (1961)

359 P.2d 311

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent,

v.

HAROLD WILLIAM JONES, Appellant.[1]

No 34996.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 16, 1961.

John A. Petrich, H. Frank Stubbs, and Jack E. Tanner, for appellant.

John G. McCutcheon, Keith D. McGoffin, and Richard A. Mattsen, for respondent.

HILL, J.

The problem posed is what should be done when an appellant becomes insane while his appeal is pending and before it is argued.

Harold William Jones appealed from a judgment and sentence, entered November 18, 1958, by the superior court of Pierce county, adjudging him guilty…