Legal Opinion

Turner v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 7, 1986No. 35, September Term, 1985PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLE, Judge.

In this case, we are asked to determine whether a court may revoke a defendant’s probation on the ground that he failed to pay court costs.

We summarize the facts as follows. On January 5, 1983, appellant, Frank A. Turner, pleaded guilty to one count of robbery with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to five years supervised probation. As one of the conditions of Turner’s probation, he was required to pay court costs of $135.00 by May 4, 1983. Between March 4, and August 16, 1983, Turner made payments totalling $75.00. Thereafter, he made no payments. He was charged with violating…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Bearden v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Tate v. ShortSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Phillip Morris v. Hiram Schoonfield, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Del Valle v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2011
  2. State v. DopkowskiCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
  3. Bailey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
  4. Meyer v. State State v. RiveraCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2015
  5. Lynch v. LynchCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996

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