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BRADFORD v. STATE

[No. 289, September Term, 1963.]

234 Md. 505 (1964)

200 A.2d 150

BRADFORD v. STATE

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided May 4, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William O. Goldstein, (on both arguments), with whom was Roland Walker on the brief, for the appellant.

Fred Oken, Assistant Attorney General, (on both arguments), with whom were Thomas B. Finan, Attorney General, William J. O'Donnell and Andrew J. Graham, State's Attorney and Assistant State's Attorney, respectively, for Baltimore City, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before BRUNE, C.J., and HENDERSON, PRESCOTT, HORNEY and MARBURY, JJ, and reargued before the entire Court.

HORNEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this criminal case, we are confronted for the first time with questions as to which party — the prosecution or the defendant — has the burden of proof on the issue of insanity and as to which degree of proof — beyond a reasonable doubt or preponderance of the evidence — should be applied.

These appeals are from the judgments entered by the lower court after it had found the defendant...

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