State v. Zabaleta
Cases that cite this one
13 later published cases cite this decision.
- State v. Morales (La. Ct. App. 2017)
- State v. Duke (La. Ct. App. 2012)
- State v. Belton (La. Ct. App. 2012)
- State v. Holloway (La. Ct. App. 2010)
- State v. Major (La. Ct. App. 2005)
- State of Louisiana v. Willie R. Sanders, Jr. (La. Ct. App. 2021)
- State of Louisiana v. Aljermon Henderson (La. Ct. App. 2020)
- State of Louisiana v. Megan E. Morales -Aka- Megan Elizabeth Morales (La. Ct. App. 2017)
- State v. Matt (La. Ct. App. 2012)
- State of Louisiana v. Rendrick R. Duke (La. Ct. App. 2012)
- State of Louisiana v. Clifford Gail Holloway, Jr. (La. Ct. App. 2010)
- State v. Rideau (La. Ct. App. 2006)
- State of Louisiana v. Arthur Major III (La. Ct. App. 2005)
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Opinion
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Justino ZABALETA.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Granted. The portion of relator's sentence which provides for a jail term in the event of default of payment of a fine is vacated. An indigent person may not be incarcerated because he is unable to pay a fine which is part of his sentence. Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660, 103 S.Ct. 2064, 76 L.Ed.2d 221 (1983). However, we note that La.C.Cr.P. art. 886 permits the state to enforce collection of a fine in the same manner as a money judgment in a civil case. State v. Conley, 570 So.2d 1161 (La. 1990).
KNOLL, J., not on panel; recused.
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