Legal Opinion
Mercer v. Thomas B. Finan Center
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 28, 2021No. 1398/19PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Jason Mercer v. Thomas B. Finan Center, No. 1398, Sept. Term 2019. Opinion by Arthur, J. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION — RIGHT TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL — FORCED MEDICATION OF CONFINED INDIVIDUALS Under Md. Code (1982, 2019 Repl. Vol.), § 10-708(1) of the Health-General Article (“HG”), patients involuntarily confined to mental health facilities have the right to request legal or non-legal representation when appealing a clinical review panel’s approval of a decision to administer medication against the patient’s will. The patient must affirmatively invoke the right to request representation…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Mercer v. Thomas B. Finan CenterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2021