Legal Opinion
Snowden v. Anne Arundel County
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 23, 1983No. [No. 92, September Term, 1982.]PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
The issue presented in this declaratory judgment action is whether a charter county is empowered to enact an ordinance authorizing payment to certain of its public safety employees for legal expenses incurred in a successful defense against criminal or departmental misconduct charges.
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The challenged ordinance was passed as Bill 201-81 by the Anne Arundel County Council and is codified as Anne Arundel County Code §§ 1-1400 — 1-1405 (1982). It authorizes the creation of a Criminal Reimbursement Expense Fund to prepay or reimburse legal expenses incurred by sworn paid members of the County…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Exxon Corp. v. Governor of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Reyes v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- County Council v. Investors Funding Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Bradshaw v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Matter of Chapman v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Wright v. City of DanvilleIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
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- Ogrinz v. JamesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Williams v. Anne Arundel CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
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