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KOYCE v. STATE, CENTRAL COLLECTION UNIT

[No. 23, September Term, 1980.]

289 Md. 134 (1980)

422 A.2d 1017

ANTHONY T. KOYCE v. STATE OF MARYLAND, CENTRAL COLLECTION UNIT

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided November 21, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frances C. Gambo, with whom was M. Samuel Vetri on the brief, for appellant.

Dennis M. Sweeney, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General, and Ronald J. Rinehart, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, DIGGES, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON and RODOWSKY, JJ.

MURPHY, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents a narrow question of statutory construction, i.e., whether a person involuntarily committed to a maximum security State hospital for the criminally insane after being found not guilty by reason of insanity of a criminal charge is liable for the cost of his care and treatment under the Mental Hygiene Law, Maryland Code (1957, 1972 Repl. Vol., 1976 Cum. Supp.), Art. 59, §§ 1-57.

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