State ex rel. Kennedy v. Uniacke

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McEnery, J.

The relator was under two indictments in the Criminal District Court. Before the causes were fixed .for trial, relator’s counsel filed a motion suggesting the insanity of the accused.

A commission was appointed by the judge of said court to inquire into his mental condition. This commission reported that he was insane. The question of his insanity was submitted to a jury, and they returned a verdict that he was insane, after which he was remanded to the parish prison.

Application w¡as then made to the judge of the Criminal Court, by the person…