DENNIS MERCHANT v. STATE OF MARYLAND
MARSHALL TYRONE STODDARD v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
Court of Appeals, Greene, May 23, 2016,
Separation of Powers – Incompetency – CP 3-114 – There is no constitutional Separation of Powers issue in CP 3-114.
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MARIO SIBUG v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Appeals, Battaglia, Filed Nov. 25, 2015,
Competency – CP 3-104 requires that when a defendant is found incompetent, a hearing must be held before the defendant can be found competent again in the same case — even if there is an intervening event such as a retrial.
(Dissent — Adkins w/Watts – Would have found competency issue wiped away with new trial)
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