Legal Opinion

State v. Pratt

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 8, 1996No. 96-KK-0503Published

1Opinion 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,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bearden v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. State ex rel. Harrison v. JeaneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. State v. FosterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994

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