State v. Jones

— The problem posed is what should be done when an appellant becomes insane while his appeal is pending and before it is argued.

*702Harold William Jones appealed from a judgment and sentence, entered November 18, 1958, by the superior court of Pierce county, adjudging him guilty of murder in the first degree and imposing the death penalty. This judgment was pursuant to the verdict and recommendation of the jury.

The appellant’s brief on appeal was filed in the superior court on March 24, 1960, and that brief and the state’s brief were filed in this court on May 4, 1960.

The appellant was indigent,…