State v. Rand
Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Franklin County, Civil Division
1Opinion of the CourtSteen, J.
The specific issue raised by this motion is whether the defendant is competent to stand trial, if tranquilizing drugs are administered under proper medical direction, which permit the defendant to communicate with his counsel, in an apparently reasonable and rational manner, as to the preparation and conduct of his defense to the pending charge of murder in the first degree.
In 1960, the defendant was found guilty by a jury of murder in the first degree with the recommendation of *100mercy. An appeal was timely filed by court-appointed counsel. The judgment of conviction was reversed by the Court…
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