State v. Hebert

ROGERS, Justice.

The relator, A. Prudent Hebert, was charged with forgery. On arraignment he pleaded not guilty and, as he was unable to employ counsel, the court appointed J. O. Modisette, Esq., to represent him. On motion of the district attorney the case was fixed for trial three days later. The district attorney then suggested in open court that he had grounds for believing the defendant might be insane, and he presented an order, which the trial judge signed, appointing a lunacy commission for the purpose of determining whether the defendant was in such mental state as would permit him to…