State v. Tradewell

Defendant was charged by information with one count of first-degree assault, and four counts of second-degree assault. He entered a plea of not guilty and a special plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.

Gerald E. Gibbons, M.D., treated defendant for injuries he received when he was arrested on December 26, 1971. While treating defendant, Dr. Gibbons noted abnormal behavior on his part and called in Harry D. Hunter, M.D., a psychiatrist, as a consulting physician to determine if the defendant was psychotic. Dr. Hunter interviewed defendant on the morning of December 26, 1971. Later, at the…