Grammer v. State

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Appellant was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree for killing one Hammett by cutting him with a knife, and given a life sentence in the penitentiary. His plea was not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.

There was no question reserved for our consideration under his plea of not guilty, but all questions relate to that of insanity.

The fight occurred August 3, 1937, and Hammett died September 3, 1937. On November 9, 1937, a hearing was had…