1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.2d
  4. 691 A.2d
  5. 691 A.2d 252 (1997)
 

MARTIN v. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE

No. 851, Sept.Term, 1996.

691 A.2d 252 (1997)

114 Md. App. 520

David MARTIN v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

March 27, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly Bagby (Cathy S. Surace, on the brief), Largo, for Appellant.

David R. Morgan, Asst. Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., on the brief), Baltimore, for Appellee.

Argued before WENNER, DAVIS and HOLLANDER, JJ.

WENNER, Judge.

We are here called upon to consider the extent to which an individual involuntarily committed to a State psychiatric facility may be involuntarily medicated. Appellant is David Martin (Martin), and appellee is the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DHMH). On appeal, we are asked to consider the following questions:

(1) whether Md.Code Ann., Health-Gen. Art. ("HG") § 10-708 (1994 Repl. Volume & 1996 Supp.) requires that an individual...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases