BROOKS v. STATE

61196.

157 Ga. App. 650 (1981)

278 S.E.2d 463

BROOKS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 24, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Chapman, for appellant.

H. Lamar Cole, District Attorney, Richard W. Shelton, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted for burglary. Prior to trial and upon motion for psychiatric treatment and evaluation it was determined that he was suffering from a mental disorder of long standing. Whereupon a plea of mental incompetency to stand trial (special plea of insanity) under Code Ann. § 27-1502 (Ga. L. 1977, pp. 1293, 1296) was made and heard by the court, the defendant having waived trial by a special jury. The special plea was sustained...

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