Moore v. State

Hall, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction of assault with intent to rape. The defendant contends that he was indigent, and that the failure to provide counsel for him at his commitment hearing, and the failure to provide him before his trial with an examination and written report of his mental condition by a qualified psychiatrist or psychologist, were in contravention of his right to the assistance of counsel and preparation of his defense guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

1. We will assume, without deciding in this opinion, that the…