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· 2/9/2024

Marquise Deshawn Flynn v. State of Alabama. (Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court: CC-18-1178).

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  • holding costs imposed as part of sentence in state criminal action are intended to punish and thus nondischargeable
  • costs expended by the county during a criminal prosecution did not constitute “an actual pecuniary loss” and, therefore, were not dischargeable in bankruptcy
  • [t]o further the policy of providing a debtor a fresh start in bankruptcy, \exceptions to discharge are to be construed strictly against a creditor and liberally in favor of the debtor.\
  • [t]o further the policy of providing a debtor a fresh start in bankruptcy, \exceptions to discharge are to be construed strictly against a creditor and liberally in favor of the debtor.\

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Judges: Judge McCool

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