History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 779; Code 1863, § 4197; Code 1868, § 4236; Code 1873, § 4301; Code 1882, § 4301; Penal Code 1895, § 39; Penal Code 1910, § 39; Code 1933, § 26-403; Code 1933, § 26-704, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.
Cross references.
Voidable nature of contracts made by intoxicated persons, § 13-3-25 .
Mental capacity as it relates to competency to stand trial and as it relates to culpability for criminal acts, §§ 17-7-130 , 17-7-131 .
Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs, § 40-6-391 .
Law reviews.
For article discussing the theory of insanity in criminal law, see 15 Mercer L. Rev. 399 (1964).