Legal Opinion
Sherrill v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 27, 1972No. 246, September Term, 1971PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Appellant was indicted on June 2, 1970 for the alleged kidnapping on September 26,1969 of six year old Julianne Voell, and for having assaulted and committed an unnatural and perverted sexual act upon her on the same date. At his arraignment on June 19, 1970 appellant pleaded that he was insane at the time of the commission of the alleged crimes. At that time the test of responsibility for criminal conduct was contained in Maryland Code, Article 59, Section 9 (a), viz.,
“A defendant is not responsible for criminal conduct and shall be found insane at the time of the commission of the alleged…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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