Legal Opinion
Marshall v. Dir. of Fin., Pr. Geo's Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 6, 1982No. [No. 166, September Term, 1981.]PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
We shall decide in this case whether the State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County is entitled to an increase in salary when the legislation authorizing such increase was enacted after his term had begun. The facts are not disputed.
Arthur A. Marshall, Jr. was elected to the office of State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County in November, 1978 and his term began on January 1, 1979. At that time his salary was $45,510.00, as determined by Maryland Code (1957, 1981 Repl. Vol.) Article 10, § 40 (q), which directs that the salary of the State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County shall be…
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