People v. Baumgarten

Defendant appeals from an order revoking her probation (for failure to meet scheduled restitution payments which were a condition of probation) and sentencing her to one to three years in the women’s reformatory. She contends the trial judge erred (1) in refusing to temporarily suspend restitution payments and (2) in revoking her probation.

On April 16,1970, defendant entered a plea of guilty to a single charge of theft by deception of $1,600 arising out of her dealings as a real estate broker. There were many other complaints pending against her and, she having agreed to make total…