STATE v. COCO

No. 63638.

371 So.2d 803 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana v. Craig S. COCO.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miriam G. Waltzer, New Orleans, Samuel S. Dalton, Jefferson, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Gordon Konrad, Abbott J. Reeves, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-respondent.


DENNIS, Justice.

A writ of certiorari was granted to evaluate whether the trial court correctly determined that defendant is competent to stand trial in light of defendant's contentions that the sanity commission appointed to examine him was not afforded an opportunity to thoroughly examine him and that the medical findings upon which the court based its ruling are inconclusive. Having reviewed the evidence, we have decided that the inconclusive testimony of the examining...

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