State v. Canterberry

In re Canterberry, Karen; — Defendants); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Caddo 1st Judicial District Court Div. “B” No. 180,811; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 32717-KW.

Writ granted; case remanded. The district court abused its discretion when it revoked relator’s probation solely for nonpayment of restitution and fees in the absence of a specific finding of a willful refusal to pay or consideration of whether alternative forms of punishment were inadequate to satisfy the state’s interest in punishment and deterrence. Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660,…