Chisley v. State

The appellant, John William Chisley, was indicted for murder of Richard Henry Contee. His pleas were: 1, that he was not guilty, and 2, that he was insane at the time of the commission of the offense. It is admitted that he was sane at the time of the trial. He was tried before a jury on September 5, 1952, about a month after his indictment. After the Court had refused a motion for a directed verdict at the close of the State’s case, and at the conclusion of the whole case, the jury found the appellant sane at the time of the commission of the crime, sane then and guilty of murder in the…