Biddy v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

An insanity defense was interposed, and the court charged at length on the subject, including the provisions of Code § 26-702 and including states of temporary insanity. He did not charge Code § 26-703 relating to delusional compulsion or that part of Code § 27-1503 relating to disposition of the prisoner if the jury should find him not guilty by reason of insanity. We find no error. Delusional insanity as defined in Brown v. State, 228 Ga. 215 (184 SE2d 655), may be found where, in consequence of a delusion brought about by mental disease, the will is so overmastered…