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MASON v. STATE

45853.

258 Ga. 822 (1989)

375 S.E.2d 606

MASON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 2, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy P. Healy, for appellant.

Michael H. Crawford, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

BELL, Justice.

Mason was convicted of murdering Martha Manning, of fleeing a police officer, and of speeding.1 Mason now appeals, contending that he carried his burden of proof on his insanity defense; that the evidence does not support his murder conviction; and that the court erred in a portion of its charge on insanity. We affirm.

On June 11, 1986, while Mason was driving from Dayton, Ohio, to Atlanta, Georgia, Mason began shooting...

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