Georgia Statutes

§ 16-3-3 — Delusional compulsion

Georgia § 16-3-3

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O.C.G.A. § 16-3-3 (2026).

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A person shall not be found guilty of a crime when, at the time of the act, omission, or negligence constituting the crime, the person, because of mental disease, injury, or congenital deficiency, acted as he did because of a delusional compulsion as to such act which overmastered his will to resist committing the crime.

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