Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 3-209: (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a person charged with a crime under § 3–202, § 3–203, § 3–204, or § 3–205 of this subtitle may assert any judicially recognized defense
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Persons charged with certain crimes may use judicially recognized defenses, except that bias-based perceptions regarding another person's protected characteristics cannot be used as a defense to assault.
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