Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 3-109: (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 requirement
What this law says, in plain English
A defendant may not be held criminally responsible if a mental disorder or intellectual disability prevented them from understanding the criminality of their conduct or following the law.
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