· 12/6/1991
McGovern v. Koza's Bar & Grill
Citations
- 254 N.J. Super. 723
- 604 A.2d 226
- 1991 N.J. Super. LEXIS 488
How courts have described this case
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- “[T]here was competing expert testimony concerning [the defendant’s] sanity, and the jury was not required to accept the opinion of the defense experts.”
- Criminal intent may be found based “‘upon consideration of the words, conduct, demeanor, motive, and all other circumstances connected with the act for which the accused is prosecuted.’ OCGA § 16-2-6.”
- “In Georgia, a defendant is presumed to be sane and a defendant asserting an insanity defense has the burden to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he was insane at the time the crime was committed.” (citation and punctuation omitted)
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Judges: Menza
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