Legal Opinion
In Re Maurice M.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 19, 1988No. 50, September Term, 1988PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
This case involves a challenge on Fifth Amendment self-incrimination grounds to the constitutionality of a civil contempt order entered by a Juvenile Court directing the mother of a juvenile “to produce him before the court or to reveal his exact whereabouts.” 1
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Maurice M., the infant son of Jacqueline Bouknight, was admitted to the hospital on January 23, 1987, with a broken leg; he was then three months old. Because of the nature of Maurice’s injuries, and the presence of old, partially healed fractures, the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (DSS) obtained an…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by12 opinions
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