State v. Hilton

This appeal is from an order of the District Court for Deer Lodge County denying defendant’s motion to withdraw a plea of guilty to the charge of first degree murder.

Defendant confessed that on October 12, 1973, he forced Elwood Maney, a resident of Anaconda, into the trunk of a car, drove him into the surrounding countryside and shot him. After his arrest, he entered a plea of not guilty and gave notice of his intention to rely on the defense of mental disease or defect. He was then committed to Warm Springs State Hospital for examination and testing. While at the hospital, he was examined…