Legal Opinion

State v. Foster

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 6, 1994No. 93-KK-1654PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

In re Foster, James William; — Defendants); applying for writ of certiorari and/or review, writ of prohibition, writ of mandamus, supervisory/remedial writs; Parish of Terrebonne, 32nd Judicial District Court, Div. “C”, No. 204,982; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. KW93-0568.

Granted. The district court abused its discretion by revoking relator’s probation for his 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.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bearden v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. State v. RobertsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  3. State v. MercanteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. PrattSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996

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