Judgment reversed on the law and the facts, and a new trial granted.
In our opinion, the failure of the court, when the defendant appeared for sentence, to order a hearing on the question of his sanity as of the time the crime was committed or as of the time of trial or during both such periods was error. While the fact that a short time after the end of the trial the defendant had been certified to be insane and committed to Matteawan State Hospital did not, in and...
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