Langworthy v. State

We ordered the issuance of a writ of certiorari to the Court of Special Appeals in the case of Langworthy v. State, 39 Md. App. 559, 387 A. 2d 634 (1978) to determine the right of appeal by an accused who, charged with the commission of a crime under the jurisdiction of a circuit court, has successfully interposed the defense that he was insane at the time of its commission.

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On 20 March 1978 the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County ordered that John Alan Langworthy be confined in a facility designated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for treatment. The order was the…