Medley v. State

Following his conviction on 6 February 2003 of one count of possession of marijuana, based on a guilty plea and agreed facts before the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Joseph W. Medley was sentenced by the trial judge as follows:

I hereby sentence you to fourteen days St. Mary’s County Detention Center, give you credit for fourteen days served.

In addition to that, you have to pay a fine of a thousand dollars, plus $125 court costs. Fine and costs are due today. And the Court is going to see to it in these fine cases that they are paid, because after all, the jury has to be paid.[ 1 ]

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