State v. Harris

MARTIN, Justice.

Defendant raises two issues on this appeal. First, he submits that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury concerning the effect of a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. 1 In both of his trials, defendant relied upon the defense of insanity. During the course of its charge on insanity, the court gave these instructions:

When you, the jury, consider your verdict, I instruct you that you shall first consider the first issue on the first page which I have handed each of you a copy of .... As follows: Was the defendant, Joe Louis Harris, on January the 9th,…