Echols v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction of rape, kidnapping, and aggravated sodomy. Held:

1. The general grounds are without merit. There is ample evidence to support the verdict of the jury and the judgment of the court.

2. The defendant entered a "special plea of mental incompetency to stand trial” under Code Ann. § 27-1502 (Ga. L. 1977, pp. 1293, 1296). Defendant argues that the trial court erred in charging the jury: "The law provides that a person inflicted with insanity or a lunatic'shall he’ tried or put upon trial for any offense during the time he is inflicted…