Muench v. State

The defendant raises several issues. The first one is that he should be granted a new trial in the interest of justice.

His principal arguments as to this issue are that trial counsel did not request a formal determination of competency to stand trial and that counsel did not advise the defendant to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.

Upon motion made in the county court, the defendant was committed to Central State for a physical and mental examination to determine his competency to stand trial. A summary of this examination is as follows:

“The above-named was…