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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-10-61. No execution upon determination of mental incompetency to be executed.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-10-61. No execution upon determination of mental incompetency to be executed.

A person under sentence of death shall not be executed when it is determined under the provisions of this article that the person is mentally incompetent to be executed as defined in Code Section 17-10-60.

## History

Code 1981, § 17-10-61, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1003, § 2.

## Law Reviews

For note, ‘‘Ford v. Wainwright: Eighth Amendment Prohibits Execution of the Insane,’’ see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 949 (1987).