Legal Opinion

Nixon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 16, 1980No. 60272PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Judge.

This appeal follows a revocation of probation for failure to make payments on a fine as required by the probation order. The evidence adduced at the hearing is consistent with appellant’s contention that his failure in this regard was involuntary due to his indigency. In all pertinent respects, the facts essential to this decision are the same as those involved in Wood v. State, 150 Ga. App. 582 (258 SE2d 171) (1979). The result here, as in Wood, is controlled by Hunter v. Dean, 240 Ga. 214 (239 SE2d 791) (1977), where it was held that “a requirement that a defendant pay a fine…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hunter v. DeanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Wood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Edge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  2. Nixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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