Clark v. State

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

The only question we need address on this appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City is:

Did the trial court err in refusing to instruct the jury as to the dispositional consequences of a verdict of not criminally responsible? 1

Consistent with the teachings of Erdman v. State, 315 Md. 46, 553 A.2d 244 (1989), rev’g, 75 Md.App. 560, 542 A.2d 399 (1988), we answer that question in the affirmative and, so, reverse appellant’s conviction and remand for new trial.

Since the sole issue with which we are here concerned is the trial court’s refusal to grant a…