Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1996

State v. Pratt

State v. Pratt
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 8, 1996 · Deny, Kimball, Lemmon, Victory, Writ
671 So. 2d 328; 1996 La. LEXIS 1293; 1996 WL 164969 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Pratt

Opinion of the Court

In re Pratt, Lenora;—Defendant(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Ouachita, 4th Judicial District Court, Div. “F”, No. 93-F1201F; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 28626-KW.

Granted. The district court abused its discretion by revoking relator’s probation for her failure to make restitution. The ruling of the district court is vacated and this case is remanded to the court to fashion a reasonable plan of repayment (restitution) within relator’s ability to do so. See Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660, 103 S.Ct. 2064, 76 L.Ed.2d 221 (1983); State v. Foster, 93-1654 (La. 5/6/94), 637 So.2d 1039; State ex rel. Harrison v. Jeane, 617 So.2d 482 (La. 1993).

LEMMON, KIMBALL and VICTORY, JJ., dissent and would deny the writ.

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