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2021 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 10 - Sentence and Punishment
Article 3 - Mentally Incompetent to Be Executed
- § 17-10-60. "Mentally Incompetent to Be Executed" Defined
- § 17-10-61. No Execution Upon Determination of Mental Incompetency to Be Executed
- § 17-10-62. Exclusive Procedure for Challenging Mental Competency to Be Executed
- § 17-10-63. Filing of Application; Contents
- § 17-10-64. Service of Application
- § 17-10-65. Answer by Respondent
- § 17-10-66. Examination of Applicant
- § 17-10-67. When Application to Be Filed
- § 17-10-68. Proof; Disposition
- § 17-10-69. Prior Adjudication as Presumption of Mental Competency
- § 17-10-70. Appeals
- § 17-10-71. Procedure Upon Convicted Person's Regaining Mental Competency
Cross references.
- Bails, fines, and punishments, U.S. Const., amend. 8.
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 1988, p. 1003, ยง 2, effective July 1, 1988, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of Code Sections 17-10-60 through 17-10-63 and was based on Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8 (Code enactment act).
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