State v. Fuller

VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant first contends that the trial court erred by failing to make inquiry into the results of the defendant’s mental examination and to pass upon the defendant’s mental capacity to plead to the charge.

Defendant’s argument appears to be based entirely on an order signed by Judge McConnell in Rowan County on 14 September 1972, when defendant was awaiting trial on three charges of forgery. It appears that Judge McConnell committed defendant to a State mental hospital for observation for 60 days to determine his competency to stand trial. There is nothing in the record to…