DeBerry v. State
DeBerry v. State
Opinion of the Court
Charles DeBerry entered a guilty plea to child abandonment on March 22, 1982, and was sentenced to pay the amount of child support required under a prior divorce decree. He received a twelvemonth sentence, to be suspended as long as he kept his payments current. On January 24, 1984, the probation office filed a petition to revoke the suspended sentence because DeBerry was $3,508 in arrears. On February 29, 1984, the court found appellant to be in arrears and ordered that the arrearage and support payments be current by July 1, 1984, or the suspended sentence would be revoked. DeBerry appeals, contending the court erred in revoking the suspended sentence where the evidence showed he was paying all he was financially able to pay, and that the court erred in failing to consider his motion to reduce the amount of child support. Held:
In entering his guilty plea in March 1982, appellant did not con
Judgment affirmed.
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