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JOHNSON v. STATE

30223.

235 Ga. 486 (1975)

220 S.E.2d 448

JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 21, 1975.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grace W. Thomas, for appellant.

John J. Strauss, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, G. Stephen Parker, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HALL, Justice.

Defendant Dr. Walter Henry Johnson appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of the murder of his wife. His main defense at trial was temporary insanity caused by withdrawal from the use of Ritalin, a drug taken by the doctor for treatment of narcolepsy. He enumerates fourteen points as error. We, however, affirm.

Dr. Johnson had been licensed to practice medicine in Virginia, but had not practiced...

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