Williams v. Newsome

Clarke, Justice.

The trial court denied a motion for appointment of a psychiatrist to determine appellant’s competency to stand trial and to examine him in connection with his insanity defense. He was examined by a county physician who found him to be markedly mentally retarded and not mentally capable of assisting in his defense and recommended that he be given a complete psychiatric examination. Both the issue of competency and the issue of insanity were presented by lay witnesses. Appellant was found competent to stand trial by a jury following a special plea of insanity. Appellant was…