Md. Dept. of Health v. Boulden

Maryland Department of Health v. Jeffrey Boulden, et al., Nos. 534, 581, 582, 641, 643, 996 & 1291, September Term, 2024. Opinion by Graeff, J. CONSTRUCTIVE CIVIL CONTEMPT — STATUTORY SANCTIONS Where the court finds an individual to be incompetent to stand trial (“IST”) and dangerous, the Maryland Department of Health (the “Department”) is required, under Md. Code Ann., Criminal Procedure (“CP”) § 3-106(c)(4) (2024 Supp.), to admit the defendant to a designated health facility within ten business days of the commitment order. If the Department does not admit the defendant to a Department…