COX v. STATE

68686.

171 Ga. App. 550 (1984)

320 S.E.2d 611

COX v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided July 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Lane, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


BANKE, Presiding Judge.

After he was indicted for the murder of his brother in 1980, the appellant entered a special plea of insanity and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He has since been confined involuntarily at the Georgia Regional Hospital. This appeal is from the denial in June of 1983 of an application for his release, filed pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-131.

The trial court heard testimony from various members of the hospital staff, including...

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