Kennedy v. State

Kivi Kennedy v. State of Maryland, No. 51, September Term 2013, Opinion by Greene, J. CRIMINAL LAW – COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL In order for defense counsel to trigger a trial judge’s duty to determine a criminal defendant’s competency to stand trial under Md. Code (2001, 2008 Repl. Vol), § 3-104(a) of the Criminal Procedure Article, defense counsel’s motion or request for a competency determination must be “sufficiently clear.” Counsel must make known to the court the action that the party desires the court to take and, in the present situation, defense counsel’s vague request to have…