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O.C.G.A. § 17-10-62

Exclusive procedure for challenging mental competency to be executed

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ford v. Wainwright (1986)

Most recently applied in Ford v. Wainwright (June 1986)

— Code 1981, § 17-10-62, enacted by Ga

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, this article provides the exclusive procedure for challenging mental competency to be executed when such challenge is made subsequent to the time of conviction and sentence.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.