Supreme Court of Georgia March 9, 1920, No. 1783 (Scoggins v. State)

Hill, J.

Raymond. Scoggins was indicted for the offense of murder, and before arraignment and pleading to the merits of the case he filed a special plea of insanity at the time of the trial. After evidence submitted by both sides, the jury returned a verdict against the special plea of insanity, finding that the defendant was then sane. The defendant filed a motion for new trial.