Adams v. State

Maryland Code, sections 3-106 and 3-107 of the Criminal Procedure Article (CP) govern proceedings involving a criminal defendant who, by reason of mental retardation or mental disorder, is incompetent to stand trial. See Walker v. State, 392 Md. 1, 2, 9, 895 A.2d 1024 (2006) (“Incompetence to stand trial is defined in CP § 3-101(f) as an inability to understand the nature or object of the proceeding or to assist in one’s defense.”). These consolidated appeals arise in the aftermath of Ray v. State, 410 Md. 384, 978 A.2d 736 (2009), in which the Court of Appeals enforced the mandate in CP…