SHIRLEY v. STATE

56501.

149 Ga. App. 194 (1979)

253 S.E.2d 787

SHIRLEY v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 9, 1979.

Rehearing Denied March 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Hamilton, for appellant.

Johnnie L. Caldwell, Jr., District Attorney, J. David Fowler, Paschal A. English, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


WEBB, Presiding Judge.

Shirley has appealed his conviction for burglary and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. His principal contentions are that the court erred in refusing to charge the jury on his defense of insanity and denying his counsel permission to argue that issue to the jury. He also contends that the trial court should have charged § 27-1503.

1. The threshold issue in this case is whether there was any evidence to support...

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