Wilson v. Sloan

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion and *266its holding to the effect that a person who, because of poverty, is unable to promptly pay certain items of Court costs in a criminal proceeding, may be imprisoned because of such failure.

As was pointed out by the majority it has already been established in this State that an indigent defendant may not be forced to remain in jail beyond his term to work out costs incurred as jail fees awaiting trial because, as stated in State ex rel. Hawkins v. Luttrell, Tenn., 424 S.W.2d 189, such requirements “do operate to discriminate against the…