Thomas v. State

Nichols, Presiding Judge.

There being no issue with regard to the defendant’s having committed the crimes, the sole question for determination here is whether or not the defendant was insane at the time the crimes were committed. The test to be applied in this State is whether the accused had “reason sufficient to distinguish between right and wrong in relation” to the par ticular offense committed. Roberts v. State, 3 Ga. 310; Hubbard v. State, 197 Ga. 77 (28 SE2d 115).

The defense of insanity having been made under the general plea of not guilty, the burden rested upon the defendant, under…