DENNIS v. STATE

No. 175, September Term, 1971.

13 Md. App. 564 (1971)

284 A.2d 256

DAVID DENNIS v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided December 7, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Jacob, Jr., for appellant.

Donald R. Stutman, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, and Fulton P. Jeffers, State's Attorney for Wicomico County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before ORTH, THOMPSON and MOYLAN, JJ.


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

The narrow question presented on this appeal is What is that quality of testimony required to rebut the universally-recognized presumption of sanity at the time of an alleged offense and to cast upon the State the burden of proving criminal responsibility, as it must prove all other elements of an offense, beyond a reasonable doubt?

The appellant, David Dennis, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Wicomico...

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