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.
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
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