Flanagan v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Candler. DeKalb superior court. Special term, July, 1897.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
Flanagan was indicted for the offense of murder. Upon his arraignment on the indictment, he filed a special plea of insanity, alleging that he was then insane. Under the "provisions of the Penal Code, §§ 951 and 953, a jury was selected to try the issue raised by this plea. After hearing the evidence, the argument of counsel, and the charge of the court, they returned a verdict finding that Flanagan was sane, at that time. The case was then called for trial upon the merits, and the .accused moved for a continuance, which was granted. More than two months thereafter,' the case was again called…
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