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Young v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided March 2, 1972No. 79, September Term, 1971PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.

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An inhabitant of the State of Maryland, as a part of the legacy of the common law of England bequeathed him by the People, 1 is not responsible for his criminal conduct if he was insane at the time he committed the crime. 2 Blackstone in Chapter II of Book the Fourth of his Commentaries on the Laws of England, speaking of persons capable of crimes, asserts at 24, “In criminal cases, therefore, idiots and lunatics are not chargeable for their own acts, if committed when under these in-capacities ; no, not even for treason itself.” 3 The “de fense of insanity or lunacy on behalf of one charged…

2Cases cited63 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
  2. Bremer v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1973
  3. Langworthy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
  4. Finke v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1983
  5. Ford v. FordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986

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