Lominac v. Municipality of Anchorage

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

In this appeal, we are faced with the question whether a court may properly revoke probation and impose a sentence of imprisonment when a defendant who is given a suspended imposition of sentence on condition that she make restitution payments violates the restitution requirement because of financial inability to pay.

Pearl Lominac was convicted of assault and battery on August 14, 1980. District Court Judge John Mason suspended the imposition of Lominac’s sentence and placed her on informal probation. As a condition of probation, Judge Mason required Lomi-nac to…