Simpson v. State

Blackburn, Chief Judge.

Mitchell Simpson, Sr. appeals the revocation of his probation for failure to pay fines and possession of marijuana, contending that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the revocation and (2) the trial court failed to conduct a hearing to determine his ability to pay the fines in question before revoking probation. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The record shows that, following a jury trial on March 29, 1986, Simpson was convicted for the sale of cocaine 1 and sentenced to twenty years, ten in confinement and ten on probation. As a special condition…