Nagel v. State

264 Ga. 150 (1994)

NAGEL

v.

THE STATE.

S94A0203.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 2, 1994.

Torin D. Togut, Lisa J. Krisher, Phyllis J. Holmen, for appellant.

Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, Jeffery Hunt, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, for appellee.

CARLEY, Justice.

Appellant was tried before a jury for the murder of his grandparents, but he was acquitted by reason of his insanity. The trial court, finding that appellant met the criteria for civil commitment set forth in OCGA § 37-3-1 (9.1), placed him in the custody of the Department of Human Resources.

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