Lee v. State

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

The question presented is whether, in light of Walczak v. State, 302 Md. 422, 488 A.2d 949 (1985), a defendant in a criminal case may, as part of a plea agreement, lawfully be ordered to pay restitution in an amount greater than that involved in the crime of which he was convicted.

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Bernard Lee was charged in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County in a two-count indictment (1) with having forged a check on August 18, 1980 in the amount of $198 in violation of Maryland Code (1982 Repl. Vol.), Article 27, § 44 and (2) with theft of $3,155 between the dates of July 31 and…