Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 26, 1974No. 42975PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosellini, J.
— By an information filed on July 13, 1973, the respondent was charged with the crime of sodomy. On the same date the court entered an order appointing a sanity commission, pursuant to RCW 10.77.060 (Laws of 1973, 1st Ex. Sess., ch. 117, § 6).
The sanity commission, composed of Sol Levy, M.D., and Robert A. Wetzler, M.D., submitted to the court a written report of the examination. The commission found that the respondent was competent to stand trial, that he knew the nature, consequences and criminality of his conduct but did not appreciate the same, that he was a substantial danger to himself…
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