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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-10-62. Exclusive procedure for challenging mental competency to be executed.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-10-62. Exclusive procedure for challenging mental competency to be executed.

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.

## History

Code 1981, § 17-10-62, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1003, § 2.