{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13a-715.1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A–715.1","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) It is an affirmative defense in a trial by court–martial that, at the time of the commission of the acts constituting the offense, the accused, as a result of a severe mental disease or defect, was unable to appreciate the nature and quality or the wrongfulness of the acts.\n(2) Mental disease or defect does not otherwise constitute a defense.\n(b) Procedures for the defense of lack of mental responsibility will be governed by the rules of use of courts–martial to the extent they do not conflict with State substantive law.","path":["Article - Public Safety"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gps\u0026section=13A-715.1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:18Z","sha256":"689a28c54e54a1c313e8ab3b6a0c5c6ae28c19f005c9c611eba5d3490103f353","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13a-715","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13a-716"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}