State v. Alford

BERNSTEIN, Justice. •

In his motion for rehearing appellant calls our attention to a reference which we made: “A plea of not guilty by reason of insanity”. This statement may be misleading. Despite the title to Rule 192, Rules of Criminal Procedure, “Plea of not guilty by reason of insanity * * * ” there is no such separate plea. The pleas permitted are listed in Rule 178, Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the only pleas that cover all facts in issue are “guilty” and “not guilty”. The proper forms for these pleas are given in Rule 179, Rules of Criminal Procedure. The rule in the case of…