WINBUSH v. STATE

KUEHN, JUDGE, DISSENTING:

¶ 1 Revoking Appellant's suspended sentence in full for failure to pay fines, costs, assessments and supervision fees was an abuse of discretion, as the trial court did not make inquiry and did not make a finding on the Appellant's inability to pay, the propriety of reducing the fine or extending the time for payments, or the possibility of making alternative orders. I dissent.

¶ 2 In Bearden v. Georgia , 461 U.S. 660, 103 S.Ct. 2064, 76 L.Ed.2d 221 (1983), the Supreme Court held a defendant's probation cannot be revoked (and thus converted into a *1281jail term) for his…