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State v. MonsonState v. Monson

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Mar 28, 1991
90-KH-2745
Reporters:
,
Before:
Hall

Granted for the purpose of transferring the petition to the district court for a determination of indigency. If relator is found to be indigent, the trial ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍court is ordered to delete only that portion of his sentence which provides for a jail term in the event of default of payment of “restitution.” An ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍indigent person may not be incarcerated because he is unable to pay a fine which is part of his sentence. Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660, 103 S.Ct. 2064, ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍76 L.Ed.2d 221 (1983). However, we note that La.C.Cr.P. art. 886 permits the state to enforce collection of the amount owed in the same manner as a money judgment ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍in a civil case. State v. Conley, 570 So.2d 1161 (La.1990).

HALL, J., dissents from the order.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Monson
Court Name: Supreme Court of Louisiana
Date Published: Mar 28, 1991
Citations: 576 So. 2d 517; 1991 WL 43345; 90-KH-2745
Docket Number: 90-KH-2745
Court Abbreviation: La.
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