                                 FACTS

¶5. On April 13, 1991, Nicole Cutberth, a sixteen-year-old high school student was struck four times on
the back of the head with a framing hammer. Charles Ray Crawford was indicted for aggravated assault by
a Tippah County Grand Jury on December 10, 1991. Crawford claimed he was incompetent to stand trial,
and that even if he were competent, he was insane under the M'Naghten standard when the crime was
committed.

¶6. Crawford did indeed have a history of mental problems. From as early as six years of age, Crawford
experienced hallucinations, black-out spells, periods of falling out and uncontrollable fears.He had twice
been admitted to mental hospitals.

¶7. A competency hearing was held the morning of the trial. Crawford testified that he could not aid his
lawyer in his case and could not meaningfully participate in his defense because of medication he had been
taking following two recent seizures. The State produced Dr. Reb McMichael who testified that he and Dr.
William Lott had interviewed Crawford for an hour and twenty minutes that morning and found him to be
competent to stand trial.

¶8. The trial court judge found as a fact and concluded as a matter of law that Crawford "has sufficient
present ability to consult with his lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding; that he has a
rational as well as factual understanding of the proceedings against him . . . ."