HEMPEL v. STATE

No. 184S23.

462 N.E.2d 1030 (1984)

Thomas Jon HEMPEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 4, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrie C. Tremper, Chief Public Defender, Fort Wayne, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Louis E. Ransdell, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was charged by Information with the crime of Murder, a Class A felony. Appellant waived trial by jury; therefore, the matter was submitted to the court for trial.

Counsel for the appellant advised the court that there was some question as to the appellant's mental capacity and filed a "Notice of Intent to Interpose Insanity Defense." Accordingly, the court appointed three doctors to examine the appellant as to his mental capacity...

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