Legal Opinion
Kisselovich v. Director, Patuxent Institution
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 15, 1976No. 863, September Term, 1975PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, C. J.
REMOVAL IN DEFECTIVE DELINQUENT PROCEEDINGS(1)
The defective delinquents law was enacted by ch. 476, Acts 1951, to take effect on 1 July 1952. 1 It created an institution for defective delinquents known as the Patuxent Institution, now a part of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Code, Art. 27, § 1. The General Assembly was concerned about those persons who had been convicted and sentenced in a court of this State for certain serious crimes, and who, although responsible for their criminal conduct, had evidenced a propensity toward criminal activity demonstrated by…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Crocker v. Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Davidson v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Director of Patuxent Institution v. DANIELS OF PATUXENT INSTITUTIONCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Cooke v. CookeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1875
- Sas v. MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Hall v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Richardson v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1976