Fennell v. State

Mobley, Justice.

Defendant excepted to the following charge: “A person shall be considered of sound mind who is neither an idiot, a lunatic, nor afflicted by insanity, or who has arrived at the age of 14 years or before that age if such person knows the distinction between good and evil,” on the ground that it was an incorrect statement of the law in conflict with Code § 26-301, which reads as follows: “A person shall be considered of sound mind who is neither an idiot, a lunatic, nor afflicted with insanity, and who has arrived at the age of 14 years, or before that age if such person know…