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TARVER v. STATE

75897.

186 Ga. App. 905 (1988)

368 S.E.2d 828

TARVER v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Haywood Turner III, for appellant.

William J. Smith, District Attorney, J. Gray Conger, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

BEASLEY, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41, and kidnapping, OCGA § 16-5-40.

1. Defendant contends the verdict was contrary to law because the evidence established that he lacked the necessary mens rea to be guilty of the offenses charged since at the time of their commission he was legally insane. OCGA § 16-3-2 provides: "A person shall not be found guilty of a crime if, at the time of the act ...

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