BUCK v. MAXWELL

No. 37551.

173 Ohio St. 394 (1962)

BUCK v. MAXWELL, WARDEN.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 23, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Bernard I. Rosen and Mr. G. Bernard Harris, for petitioner.

Mr. Mark McElroy, attorney general, and Mr. John J. Connors, Jr., for respondent.


Per Curiam.

Section 2943.03, Revised Code, enumerating the pleas which may be made to an indictment, reads in part:

"A defendant who does not plead not guilty by reason of insanity is conclusively presumed to have been sane at the time of the commission of the offense charged. The court may, for good cause shown, allow a change of plea at any time before the commencement of the trial."

At arraignment, petitioner pleaded "not guilty." He made...

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