Moore v. State

Shulman, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for and convicted of aggravated assault. This appeal is from denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Appellant has designated as error the trial court’s failure to charge the jury on the defense of insanity. "It is clear that once the issue of insanity at the time of the commission of the alleged offense is raised by the evidence it is mandatory upon the trial judge to charge the jury under the provisions of Code Ann. § 27-1503 (Rev. 1972) relating to the form of the verdict in case they should find the defendant not guilty by reason of insanity. Morgan v.…