Mingle v. State

YOUNG, Judge.

Leanette Mingle appeals her conviction, after trial by jury, of cruelty to her infant son Keith, in violation of IC 1976, 35-14-1-4 (now repealed, Acts of 1976, P.L. 148, § 24), for which she was sentenced to an indeterminate term of one to five years.

Mingle’s first four specifications of error relate to one issue, therefore we consider them together. The issue derives from Mingle’s endeavor to limit the questions of fact to be decided by the jury to the sole question of Mingle’s sanity at the time of the offense. In addition to serving judicial economy, this measure could…