13-3991. Detention of defendant during
insanity; restoration to sanity
If a defendant is committed to the state hospital for the reason that he is insane
or mentally defective to the extent that he is unable to understand the proceedings
against him or to assist in his defense, if charged with a crime, or for the reason that
he is found insane after conviction and prior to pronouncing sentence, he shall be
detained in the state hospital until he becomes sane. When the defendant becomes sane,
the superintendent of the state hospital shall give notice of that fact to the sheriff
and county attorney of the county. The sheriff shall thereupon, without delay, bring the
defendant from the state hospital and place him in proper custody, until he is brought to
trial or sentenced, or is legally discharged.
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