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Harris v. State

Citations

  • 349 S.E.2d 374
  • 256 Ga. 350
  • 1986 Ga. LEXIS 878

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • court’s assumed error in handling of expert testimony was harmless because of overwhelming evidence of defendant’s guilt and against his defense of insanity
  • “if the evidence indicates that there is an issue of competency, the court must inquire into it”
  • fact that court allowed trial to go forward after testimony concerning defendant’s competency is “sub silentio” finding that defendant was competent

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Judges: Clarke

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