Williams v. State

Birdsong, Chief Judge.

Pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-34, appellant appeals the judgment and order of the superior court which, subsequent to a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity, on a murder charge, determined that appellant poses a “significant risk to [the] members of the community” and directed that the appellant “remain in confinement under the supervision of the Department of Human Resources until further ordered.”

Appellant was tried for the offense of felony murder. Prior to trial, he was given a court-ordered mental evaluation. Appellant was diagnosed as “suffering from Chronic…