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· 10/12/1966

Wood v. Director of Patuxent Institution

Citations

  • 223 A.2d 175
  • 243 Md. 731
  • 1966 Md. LEXIS 601

How courts have described this case

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  • no privilege against self-incrimination; constitutional right to speedy trial not applicable; double jeopardy not applicable; and no right to counsel during examination
  • no privilege against self-incrimination; constitutional right to speedy trial not applicable; double jeopardy not applicable; and no right to counsel during examination
  • No right in a Maryland defective delinquency proceeding to have an attorney present at the time of an individual’s mental examination at Patuxent Institution because the proceeding is civil in nature.
  • No right in a Maryland defective delinquency proceeding to have an attorney present at the time of an individual's mental examination at Patuxent Institution because the proceeding is civil in nature.

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Judges: Hammond, Horney, Marbury, Oppenpieimer, Barnes, McWilliams

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