List v. State

The appellant, Elizabeth Adele List, was charged with wilfully and maliciously setting fire to and burning the Bel Air Diner. She was found not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the alleged offense. The trial was before Judge Albert P. Close, sitting non-jury in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Following the verdict the court committed the appellant to the Department of Mental Hygiene for examination and evaluation pursuant to the provisions of Md. Code, Art. 59, § 27. She contends that : (1) the evidence was legally insufficient to justify a preliminary finding that she was…