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Maryland Code, Public Safety § 13A-715.1

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) It is an affirmative defense in a trial by court-martial that, at the time of the commission of the acts constituting the offense, the accused, as a result of a severe mental disease or defect, was unable to appreciate the nature and quality or the wrongfulness of the acts.

(2) Mental disease or defect does not otherwise constitute a defense.

(b) Procedures for the defense of lack of mental responsibility will be governed by the rules of use of courts-martial to the extent they do not conflict with State substantive law.

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