Ramsey v. State

The appellant is serving probation for animal cruelty. A condition of probation is that he pay fines and fees totaling over $5,000. Over the course of his probation, the appellant has paid only a single payment of $800. He is here seeking review of an order finding him in violation of his probation for failing to make monthly payments. He argues that the trial court failed to establish he had the ability to pay the fines and fees required by his probation.

The appellant has an eighth-grade education and no G.E.D. He drives a logging truck, earning approximately $1200 each month. All of his…