Hammonds v. State

In the present case, we are asked to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion when it revoked Petitioner Terry Wayne Hammonds’s (“Petitioner” or “Hammonds”) probation for failing to “obey all laws,” when the court determined that Petitioner committed direct criminal contempt of court and violated Maryland Code § 9-303(a) (2002 Repl. Vol., 2005 Cum.Supp.) of the Criminal Law Article (hereinafter “ § 9 — 303(a)”). Specifically, on appeal, we address (1) wheth*29er Petitioner was in direct criminal contempt of court when he tore up a copy of his probation papers while seated next to…