Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 13, 2017No. 16-K-0017Published

1Per curiam

11 Writ granted in part. We remand to the trial court fór a hearing to determine if defendant is indigent, ‘

In the event that defendant is found to be indigent, the trial .court is ordered to reconsider its ruling denying the motion to quash in light of Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660, 672, 103 S.Ct. 2064, 2073, 76 L.Ed.2d 221 (1983) (only if convict “willfully refused to pay or failed to make sufficient bona fide efforts legally to acquire the resources to pay,” could state punish him therefor with imprisonment). See also State v. Jones, 15-0500, pp. 1-7 (La.App. 5 Cir. 12/23/15), 182 So.3d…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bearden v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. State v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015

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