STATE v. SQUIRES

No. 166.

144 S.E.2d 49 (1965)

265 N.C. 388

STATE v. Elvin Gray SQUIRES.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 29, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. W. Bruton, Atty. Gen., Charles D. Barham, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Wilson B. Partin, Jr., Staff Atty., Raleigh, for the State.

Charles L. Abernethy, Jr., New Bern, for defendant appellant.


PER CURIAM.

Upon arraignment, counsel questioned the mental capacity of the defendant to plead to the indictment and to conduct his defense. Pursuant to court order he was committed to Dorothea Dix Hospital for observation. At the end of the examination period the authorities certified the defendant was mentally competent to stand trial.

The record discloses: "On calling the case for trial the defendant, through counsel, Charles L. Abernethy, Jr., enters a...

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