State v. Perkins

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by Dennis D. Perkins from his convictions for first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, and rape. Perkins pled insanity.

Perkins raises six issues on appeal. He contests the voluntariness of his confessions; claims he was incompetent to stand trial (and that he was denied his statutory and constitutional right to be present during an in-chambers discussion of his competency); argues he was entitled to an instruction that rape cannot occur after the victim is dead; argues a mistrial should have been granted because of…