Millard v. State

Charged with the offense of robbery with a deadly weapon, appellant filed a written plea that he was insane at the time of the commission of the crime under Maryland Code, Article 59, Section 9 (a), which provides:

“A defendant is not responsible for criminal conduct and shall be found insane at the time of the commission of the alleged crime if, at the time of such conduct as a result of mental disease or defect, he lacks substantial.capacity either to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the require- merits of law. As used in this section, the terms ‘mental…