HB 898, 57th R.S.
Relating to amending a certain Act providing for the trial and commitment to a State mental hospital of insane persons where insanity is raised as a defense or as a bar in a prosecution for a criminal offense, and clarifying the trial procedure where the question of insanity is raised as a defense or bar to a criminal prosecution; relating to the credit of time spent in confinement in a State mental hospital; relating to the appointment of counsel.
Author: Richard Henry "Dick" Cory
Subjects:
Mental Health & Mental Retardation
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