Peterson v. State

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion.

As noted by the majority, the appellant had a history of psychopathy and had been discharged from the military service with a lifetime disability pension because of mental disorder.

On June 8, 1965 an information was filed against him for crimes against nature and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, *702alleged to have been committed on May 15, 1965. The appellant had voluntarily gone to the mental ward of the local Veterans Administration Hospital in Dade County, Florida on June 7, 1965, and had remained there until November 8, 1965.

While…