witness on the subject of paranoid schizophrenia, testified that persons with that illness have delusions that people are trying to hurt them, are very sensitive to perceived threats to their environment, and display a sense of distrust and vulnerability, even when they are on medication. Also at the hearing, trial counsel testified that he was an experienced criminal defense attorney at the time of appellant’s case. After gathering information relevant to appellant’s condition, trial counsel concluded that if he had presented evidence of appellant’s mental health, it would have detracted from what he believed to be the core issue in the case — self-defense. He also believed that, under Georgia law, appellant was not insane. See OCGA §§ 16-3-2 and 16-3-3. Trial counsel acq (2003) (<HOLDING>). Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur. 1
holding that aljs should account for time lost due to a strike or an injury caused by a strike holding that trial counsel did not act unreasonably in failing to raise the issue of the defendants mental health at trial holding that the trial court abused its discretion in not allowing defendant to withdraw his waiver of jury trial where a lengthy continuance already had been granted holding that a juror need not be excused for cause merely because he gives equivocal re sponses holding that trial counsel acted unreasonably in using a peremptory strike on a juror who had already been excused for cause