Jordan v. State

Ray Thornton, Justice.

The primary issue in this case is whether the trial court’s order revoking probation and sentencing appellant to serve thirty-five years in prison meets the test of fundamental fairness required under the Due Process Clause when there have been no findings of fact upon which to base a judicial determination that the failure to pay court-ordered restitution was a willful refusal to comply with the court order, and not the result of appellant’s inability to pay. We have concluded that the due process requirement of fundamental fairness has not been met, and the case is…