Dragon v. State

— This is an appeal from an adverse ruling in a post-conviction proceeding. Appellant was convicted in 1973 of rape and kidnapping. He received sentences of 2-21 years and life imprisonment respectively.

Following a plea of not guilty to the charges, appellant entered a plea of insanity, alleging both insanity at the time of the crime’s commission and mental incompetency to stand trial. The issue of incompetency to stand trial was specifically withdrawn by the appellant. However, the trial court did order appellant’s examination by court-appointed physicians, concerning his plea of insanity at…