Commonwealth v. Person

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Mandbrino,

The appellant, Zebedee Person, was indicted for the murder of his wife. The Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, acting under the provisions of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966 and upon petition of defendant’s counsel, appointed a commission to investigate the mental condition of the defendant for the purpose of advising the Court whether the defendant was fit to stand trial for murder.

The Commission held a hearing and filed a report Avhich concluded that “Zebedee Person is in fact mentally ill but that he is nevertheless competent to…