Allnutt v. State

GILBERT, Chief Judge.

The State believes that it has the right to require that taxes be paid in the generally accepted United States currency — Federal Reserve Notes. Fred W. Allnutt, Sr., a Maryland resident, thinks the State may not collect taxes except in gold or silver specie. Allnutt reasons that since that form of currency does not exist, taxes, while due, cannot be constitutionally paid.

A twelve person jury in the Circuit Court for Howard County obviously accepted the State’s view, because they convicted Allnutt of nine counts of wilfully failing to file retail sales tax returns as well…