PER CURIAM.
At his trial the defendant interposed no defense, but now claims his mental disability is shown by his escape—that if he were normal mentally he would have known better. The plea is novel and interesting, and has many implications and possibilities.
Unfortunately for the defendant, however, that is not the law. "Every man is presumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes until the contrary...
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