State v. Sinclair
This text of 454 P.2d 858 (State v. Sinclair) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Oregon Supreme Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
The .defendant was found guilty of manslaughter by abortion by the trial court sitting without a jury. He contends that there was no evidence to support the trial court’s findings that he was capable of assisting in his own defense and that he was sane as judged by the M’Naghten rule.
This is another case in which the conduct of the defendant was a product of mental illness, in this case schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type. See State v. Van Kleeck, 248 Or 7, 432 P2d 175 (1967). Nevertheless, there was evidence to support the trial court’s findings. Contrary to the defendant’s assertion, the trial court did correctly analyze the medical testimony.
Affirmed.
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454 P.2d 858, 253 Or. 453, 1969 Ore. LEXIS 472, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-v-sinclair-or-1969.