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Morris v. Schoonfield

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided June 19, 1969No. Civ. 19703PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMSEN, District Judge.

This is the second case filed in this Court attacking the constitutionality of Article 38, sections 1 and 4 of the Maryland Code, which provide for commit*160ment to jail for nonpayment of fines and costs.

Article 38 deals with Fines and Forfeitures. Sections 1 and 4 provide in pertinent part:

Ҥ 1. Mode of recovering; * * *
“When any fine or penalty is imposed by any act of Assembly of this State or by any ordinance of any incorporated city or town in this State enacted in pursuance of sufficient authority, for the doing of any act forbidden to be done by such act of…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. Rinaldi v. YeagerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Adamson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re AntazoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
  3. Turner v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  4. Parker v. MandelDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
  5. Arthur v. SchoonfieldDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1970

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