Hicks v. State

Judge MANNHEIMER,

concurring.

There are significant problems - with Hicks's conviction in this case, but those problems are not raised in Hicks's appeal.

As explained in Judge Allard's lead opinion, Hicks raises one argument on appeal: the argument that, absent an explicit grant of authority by the legislature, .a court has no authority to prohibit a defendant from contacting the victim of the alleged offense while the defendant is in jail awaiting trial,. I join Judge Allard in rejecting. that argument-but I nevertheless have reservations about the validity of Hicks's conviction.

The fact that…