People v. Steinhoff

Per Ctjriam.

Defendant appeals his conviction by jury of carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent. MCLA 750.226; MSA 28.423.

Defendant, through appointed appellate counsel, poses the issue for our determination as follows: Did the trial court abuse its discretion by not allowing the attorney for defendant adequate time to offer a defense of insanity, where it clearly was the only appropriate defense available?

The record reveals that the trial court ordered the defendant committed to the custody of the Center for Forensic Psychiatry pursuant to MCLA 767.27a(3); MSA 28.966(H)(3), for…