BOYD v. STATE

17362.

207 Ga. 567 (1951)

63 S.E.2d 394

BOYD v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 13, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. C. Hawkins and J. Henry Howard, for plaintiff in error.

Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Walton Usher, Solicitor-General, Hilton & Hilton, Limerick L. Odom, and Odom & Odom, contra.


HEAD, Justice.

1. It is contended by counsel for the defendant that the State did not offer any evidence to contradict the testimony of Dr. Craig, a psychiatrist, who testified that in his opinion the defendant suffered from insane delusions, and did not have sufficient mentality to comprehend the difference between right and wrong with reference to a crime connected with his delusions. It is insisted by counsel that this evidence was sufficient to overcome the presumption...

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