Bradford v. State

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 (Carl David Bradford, Sr.) guilty in a nonjury trial of several cases involving statutory rape and assaults of female children ranging in age from eleven to fourteen years.

The defendant, who owned and operated…