LEATHERWOOD v. STATE

No. 15, September Term, 1981.

49 Md. App. 683 (1981)

435 A.2d 477

CLARENCE E. LEATHERWOOD, JR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided October 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Welsh for appellant.

Jane E. Pilliod, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General, Warren B. Duckett, Jr., State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County, George S. Lantzas and Daniel L. Doherty, III, Assistant State's Attorneys for Anne Arundel County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before GILBERT, C.J., and MORTON and THOMPSON, JJ.


GILBERT, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

It is written that "Freedom is Not Free."1 In fact, to remain "free" often costs dearly. Not only must a military force be maintained, local, State, and federal governments operated, but schools, fire protection and police protection must all be supported.

For its part, the State government may not simply print a form of currency to pay for the operation of the various State agencies...

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