RICKS v. STATE

33204.

240 Ga. 853 (1978)

242 S.E.2d 604

RICKS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fuller & Schiller, William M. Schiller, for appellant.

F. Larry Salmon, District Attorney, Robert D. Engelhart, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, for appellee.


UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals. We affirm.

1. Appellant filed a pre-trial motion for a psychiatric examination at state expense. It was supported by his attorney's affidavit that he believed appellant may not have had the mental capacity to distinguish between right and wrong at the time of the alleged crime and for defendant to be tried fairly inquiry should be made as to his...

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