Wayne McCollum v. James E. Bush

Upon careful consideration, we find ourselves in agreement with nearly all of the thorough and able opinion of the district judge. While we think that the opinion of a general medical practitioner as to sanity is admissible, it seems clear to us, under the facts and circumstances of this case, that in adjudicating Bush guilty and sentencing him to life imprisonment without any psychiatric testimony, 1 the state denied Bush both a fair trial and the effective assistance of counsel. The judgment is therefore

Affirmed.

1. The only psychiatric testimony given on behalf of the appellee was that of a…