People v. Woods

The defendant was convicted of the crime of rape and sentenced to the state prison. The issues under his pleas of “not guilty” and “not guilty by reason of insanity” were separately tried in one trial, the jury returning successive verdicts of “guilty” and “sane”. This appeal is taken from an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial and from-the judgment.

It is first contended by defendant that the court committed prejudicial error in refusing to permit a voir dire examination of the jury when the issue of sanity was reached. The same jury tried the issue as to defendant’s guilt and…