Legal Opinion
Nagel v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 2, 1994No. S94A0203PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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.
Pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-131 (f), appellant subsequently filed an application for his release from civil commitment. After a hearing, the trial court denied the application, relying entirely upon the presumption of appellant’s continuing insanity. OCGA § 24-4-21. On appeal, however, this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Nagel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- City of Winder v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Air Line Employees Ass'n International v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
3Cited by9 opinions
- North Fulton Medical Center, Inc. v. RoachSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Gray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- Hogan v. NagelSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Nagel v. OsborneCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Gross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
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