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RAY v. STATE

No. 145, September Term, 2008.

978 A.2d 736 (2009)

410 Md. 384

John Wesley RAY v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

August 27, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Burns, Jr., Assistant Public Defender (Nancy S. Forster, Public Defender, of Baltimore), on brief, for appellant.

James E. Williams, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Douglas F. Gansler, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, of Baltimore), on brief, for appellee.

Argued before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, MURPHY, ADKINS and BARBERA, JJ.

BATTAGLIA, J.

In this case, we are asked to interpret the words "extraordinary cause" embedded in Section 3-107 of the Criminal Procedure Article, Maryland Code (2001, 2007 Supp.), which mandates dismissal of charges against a defendant, who, having been found incompetent to stand trial, remains so for a period of time, such as five years in the present case.1 Specifically, John Wesley Ray, Petitioner, was indicted in the Circuit Court...

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