State v. Jones

Defendant was charged with eight separate crimes arising out of a single incident. The parties stipulated to admission of the police reports of the incident, and the trial to the court proceeded on defendant’s plea of not responsibile because of a mental disease or defect. He was found not responsible and dangerous and was committed to the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board for a period of 45 years. The sole issue is the length of the commitment.1 Defendant contends certain of the charges should have been "merged” for the purpose of determining the commitment period. The…