BACON v. STATE

23421.

222 Ga. 151 (1966)

149 S.E.2d 111

BACON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 6, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Estes, Bush & Shipp, B. Robert Shipp, Robert S. Slocum, Adams, O'Neal, Steele, Thornton & Hemingway, for appellant.

Jack J. Gautier, Solicitor General, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Rubye G. Jackson, Assistant Attorney General, Fred M. Hasty, Assistant Solicitor General, for appellee.


QUILLIAN, Justice.

1. The defendant filed a special plea of insanity which read as follows: "that at this time of trial, he is insane; that he has not sufficient mind and mental capacity to understand the nature and object of the proceedings against him, and does not rightly comprehend his own condition in reference to such proceedings; and he is incapable of making his defense or of rendering to his attorneys such assistance as a proper defense to the indictment...

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