State Ex Rel. Walton v. Casey

Harshbarger, Justice:

Walton was arrested April 4, 1975, for murder. On April 7 he had a preliminary hearing and was bound to the Kanawha County grand jury, which indicted him. On April 16 his counsel moved, and the trial court ordered per W. Va. Code, 27-6A-l(a) 1 mental examination of the defendant by two Charleston psychiatrists, Drs. Rossman and Smith, whose reports were filed in June and July.

Further examination was ordered at Spencer State Hospital, where defendant was committed by authority of Code, 27-6A-l(b), 2 and the reports of this examination were made in August.

Although no record…