Recent Development: Sibug v. State: When a Defendant is Found Incompetent, a Retrial Does Not Renew His Responsibility to Raise the Issue of Competency; A Judicial Determination of Competency is Required Upon Retrial

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Abstract

The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that a defendant who was previously found incompetent must be given a new competency hearing at retrial. Sibug v. State, 445 Md. 265, 319, 126 A.3d 86, 116 (2015). In addition, the defendant does not have to raise the issue of competency anew.

Recommended Citation

Terry, Allison (2016) "Recent Development: Sibug v. State: When a Defendant is Found Incompetent, a Retrial Does Not Renew His Responsibility to Raise the Issue of Competency; A Judicial Determination of Competency is Required Upon Retrial," University of Baltimore Law Forum: Vol. 46: No. 2, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/lf/vol46/iss2/9