Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 3-109
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 3-109, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases.
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§3–109.
Official statutory text
(a) A defendant is not criminally responsible for criminal conduct if, at the time of that conduct, the defendant, because of a mental disorder or an intellectual disability, lacks substantial capacity to:
(1) appreciate the criminality of that conduct; or
(2) conform that conduct to the requirements of law.
(b) For purposes of this section, “mental disorder” does not include an abnormality that is manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise antisocial conduct.
(1) appreciate the criminality of that conduct; or
(2) conform that conduct to the requirements of law.
(b) For purposes of this section, “mental disorder” does not include an abnormality that is manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise antisocial conduct.
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