BROOKS v. STATE

[No. 131, September Term, 1976.]

280 Md. 242 (1977)

372 A.2d 1055

LAWRENCE BROOKS v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided May 4, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin G. Bergman, Assigned Public Defender, for appellant.

Gilbert H. Robinette, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, and Clarence W. Sharp, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before SINGLEY, SMITH, DIGGES, LEVINE, ELDRIDGE and ORTH, JJ.


SMITH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

The sole question presented in this case is whether the giving of a worthless check to a garageman in return for the release of a vehicle repaired by him constitutes a violation of Maryland Code (1957, 1976 Repl. Vol.) Art. 27, § 142, as last amended by Chapter 181 of the Acts of 1972. We hold that it does.

Appellant, Lawrence Brooks (Brooks), was first convicted in the District Court of Maryland in Prince...

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