Simms v. Dept. of Health

Romechia Simms v. Maryland Department of Health, et al., No. 20, September Term, 2019 DUE PROCESS — CONDITIONAL RELEASE — HOSPITAL WARRANT — DANGEROUSNESS — The legal standard for a court issuing a hospital warrant pursuant to § 3-121 of the Criminal Procedure Article of the Maryland Code (2001, 2008, 2018 Repl. Vol.) (“CP”) is whether the court has probable cause to believe that an individual violated her conditional release. Because a committed person is presumed dangerous if she violates a term of her conditional release, a separate finding of dangerousness is not required for the issuance…