SANDERS, Chief Justice.
Jimmy Charles Curry, the defendant, was indicted for the murder of Ricky Acosta by the St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury on November 7, 1969. The defendant entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.
The District Court appointed a lunacy commission and, in due course, determined that the defendant was sane and able to assist in his own defense. On the day of trial, November 13, 1972, the defendant withdrew his plea...
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