While at the station he seized a gun from one of the arresting officers and escaped in a stolen police car, shooting and killing Officer Thomas Rowry and wounding Officer Michael Cook in the process. A more detailed statement of the facts is found in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Georgia on direct appeal. Wallace v. State, 248 Ga. 255, 255-57, 282 S.E.2d 325, 328-29 (1981). Prior to his trial, Wallace entered a special plea of incompetency to stand trial which was submitted to a jury in accordance with Georgia law. A hearing was held on February 11-12, 1980, at which both Wallace and the state presented evidence.
He said in reply to their request, `No murder weapon, no case.'Wallace v. State, 248 Ga. 255, 255-57, 282 S.E.2d 325, 328-29 (1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 927, 102 S.Ct. 1291, 71 L.Ed.2d 471 (1982), reh'g denied, 455 U.S. 1038, 102 S.Ct. 1743, 72 L.Ed.2d 156 (1982). STANDARD OF REVIEW IN THIS COURT
[See Division 3, supra.]” Wallace v. State, 248 Ga. 255, 259(2), 282 S.E.2d 325 (1981) (where the court at a trial on a special plea of insanity sustained objections to questions asking each juror “whether he would follow a charge of the court as to mental competency and whether the juror could set aside any evidence which might be elicited pertaining to guilt or innocence of the actual charges”). Accordingly, we find no abuse of the trial court's broad discretion to limit the scope of voir dire.
However, "[m]ental abnormality, unless it amounts to insanity, is not a defense to a crime." Wallace v. State, 248 Ga. 255, 262 (8) ( 282 S.E.2d 325) (1981). Compare Hall v. McPherson, 284 Ga. 219 ( 663 S.E.2d 659) (2008) (failure to present mental health evidence as mitigation in penalty phase of death penalty trial constituted ineffective assistance).
APPENDIX Brannan v. State, 275 Ga. 70 ( 561 S.E.2d 414) (2002); Holsey v. State, 271 Ga. 856 ( 524 S.E.2d 473) (1999); Speed v. State, 270 Ga. 688 ( 512 S.E.2d 896) (1999); Henry v. State, 269 Ga. 851 ( 507 S.E.2d 419) (1998); Davis v. State, 263 Ga. 5 ( 426 S.E.2d 844) (1993); Hill v. State, 250 Ga. 277 ( 295 S.E.2d 518) (1982); Wallace v. State, 248 Ga. 255 ( 282 S.E.2d 325) (1981); Stevens v. State, 247 Ga. 698 ( 278 S.E.2d 398) (1981); McCleskey v. State, 245 Ga. 108 ( 263 S.E.2d 146 (1980); Collier v. State, 244 Ga. 553 ( 261 S.E.2d 364) (1979). HINES, Justice.
APPENDIX Holsey v. State, 271 Ga. 856 ( 524 S.E.2d 473) (1999); Speed v. State, 270 Ga. 688 ( 512 S.E.2d 896) (1999); Henry v. State, 269 Ga. 851 ( 507 S.E.2d 419) (1998); Davis v. State, 263 Ga. 5 ( 426 S.E.2d 844) (1993); Hill v. State, 250 Ga. 277 ( 295 S.E.2d 518) (1982); Wallace v. State, 248 Ga. 255 ( 282 S.E.2d 325) (1981); Stevens v. State, 247 Ga. 698 ( 278 S.E.2d 398) (1981); McCleskey v. State, 245 Ga. 108 ( 263 S.E.2d 1460 (1980); Collier v. State, 244 Ga. 553 ( 261 S.E.2d 264) (1979). CARLEY, Justice.
We rejected the identical argument in Selman v. State, 267 Ga. 198 (3) ( 475 S.E.2d 892) (1996), on the ground that the expert evidence was irrelevant to the state of mind necessary to determine guilt in light of the defendant's refusal to assert an insanity defense or that he was mentally ill at the time of the conduct in question. See also Wallace v. State, 248 Ga. 255 (8) ( 282 S.E.2d 325) (1981), where this Court held that "[m]ental abnormality, unless it amounts to insanity, is not a defense to a crime." The psychologist who examined appellant concluded that appellant "is prone to perceptual inaccuracies and distortions and his reality testing is poor . . . and he sometimes distorts reality."
APPENDIX Speed v. State, 270 Ga. 688 ( 512 S.E.2d 896) (1999); Henry v. State, 269 Ga. 851 ( 507 S.E.2d 419) (1998); Davis v. State, 263 Ga. 5 ( 426 S.E.2d 844) (1993); Hill v. State, 250 Ga. 277 ( 295 S.E.2d 518) (1982); Wallace v. State, 248 Ga. 255 ( 282 S.E.2d 325) (1981); Stevens v. State, 247 Ga. 698 ( 278 S.E.2d 398) (1981); McClesky v. State, 245 Ga. 108 ( 263 S.E.2d 146) (1980); Collier v. State, 244 Ga. 553 ( 261 S.E.2d 364) (1979).
APPENDIX. Henry v. State, 269 Ga. 851 ( 507 S.E.2d 419) (1998); Davis v. State, 263 Ga. 5 ( 426 S.E.2d 844) (1993); Hill v. State, 250 Ga. 277 ( 295 S.E.2d 518) (1982); Wallace v. State, 248 Ga. 255 ( 282 S.E.2d 325) (1981); Stevens v. State, 247 Ga. 698 ( 278 S.E.2d 398) (1981); McClesky v. State, 245 Ga. 108 ( 263 S.E.2d 146) (1980); Collier v. State, 244 Ga. 553 ( 261 S.E.2d 364) (1979). FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.
APPENDIXDavis v. State, 263 Ga. 5 ( 426 S.E.2d 844) (1993); Hill v. State, 250 Ga. 277 ( 295 S.E.2d 518) (1982); Wallace v. State, 248 Ga. 255 ( 282 S.E.2d 325) (1981); Stevens v. State, 247 Ga. 698 ( 278 S.E.2d 398) (1981); McCleskey v. State, 245 Ga. 108 ( 263 S.E.2d 146) (1980); Collier v. State, 244 Ga. 553 ( 261 S.E.2d 364) (1979).