McDuffie v. State

Pope, Chief Judge.

Defendant was charged with the offenses of kidnapping, theft by taking and escape. Defendant gave notice of his intention to interpose the defenses of not guilty by reason of insanity, guilty but mentally ill and guilty but mentally retarded. The jury found defendant guilty but mentally ill at the time of the crimes. Defendant appeals.

1. Four of defendant’s enumerations of error concern the trial court’s charge to the jury concerning the alternative verdicts of not guilty by reason of insanity, guilty but mentally ill and guilty but mentally retarded. Essentially, the trial…