State v. Hunt

The initial question before us is whether the trial court’s order committing appellant to Lima State Hospital was a final order.

In formerly considering the appellate review of. a judgment rendered in a sanity or competency hearing under the predecessor of R. C. 2945.38,1 this court determined that a verdict finding the accused sane was not appealable prior to a conviction. See Inskeep v. State (1880), 35 Ohio *172St. 482; State v. Hagert (1944), 144 Ohio St. 316, 58 N. E. 2d. 764. However, because the consequences of a finding of insanity are significantly different from when the accused is found…