Fuentes v. State

Miguel A. Fuentes v. State of Maryland, No. 64, September Term, 2016. Opinion by Hotten, J. CRIMINAL LAW — CONDITION OR STATUS OF THE VICTIM: Court of Appeals held that evidence of a medical diagnosis is not required to establish a victim’s status as a “mentally defective individual” as defined by Md. Code Ann., Criminal Law (2002, 2012 Repl. Vol.) (“Crim. Law”) § 3-301(b). The plain language of the statute does not support a determination that a medical diagnosis is required to prove the status of the victim. Further, the statutes at hand, Crim. Law §§ 3-301(b), 3-304(a)(2), and 3-307(a)(2),…