Drust v. Barrett

Carley, Justice.

After shooting and killing two people, appellant turned the gun on himself and inflicted a serious wound to his head. When a multi-count indictment was returned against him, he filed a special plea of *435mental incompetency to stand trial. Pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-130, appellant was found to be incompetent and ordered transferred to the Department of Human Resources (DHR). On appeal, this court affirmed the transfer order. Dept. of Human Resources v. Drust, 264 Ga. 514 (448 SE2d 364) (1994). Thereafter, DHR found appellant to be mentally incompetent to stand trial and without a…