9 Md. App. 462 - Tanner v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
March 1975
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · Brady v. State · 4 Md. App. 689 - Strawderman v. State · 5 Md. App. 584 - Turner v. State · 5 Md. App. 167 - Rozzell v. State
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““The first question with which you are confronted is, therefore, whether the Defendant, at the time of the act charged against him as a crime, was or was not afflicted by mental disorder.” “I have said that the first question before you is whether or not the Defendant suffered from a mental disorder at the time of the conduct charged. “If you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not, that is an end of the defense. “If, however, you find that he was suffering from mental disorder at the time, or if you have a reasonable doubt as to whether he was or not, the second question then arises.” “It is for you to judge on all the evidence before you whether the Defendant lacked substantial capacity to appreciate the criminality of his behavior when he acted as he did. “If you find that the Defendant as a result of mental disorder lacked substantial capacity at the time of his conduct to appreciate its criminality, or if you have a reasonable doubt as to whether he lacked such capacity or net, I charge you that it is your duty to return a verdict of not guilty on the ground of insanity, stating in your verdict that you base it on that ground.” “. . . I have had these possible verdicts typed up and your Foreman will be given a copy of them. You shall return only one of them.” “No. 2 verdict: If you are convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that he unlawfully killed George Daugherty, but you’re not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that he was sane when he did so, then you”
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