[DOWNLOAD] "Bearden v. Georgia" by Supreme Court of the United States ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

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- Title: Bearden v. Georgia
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 24, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
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The question in this case is whether the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits a State from revoking an indigent defendants probation for failure to pay a fine and restitution. Its resolution involves a delicate balance between the acceptability, and indeed wisdom, of considering all relevant factors when determining an appropriate sentence for an individual and the impermissibility of imprisoning a defendant solely because of his lack of financial resources. We conclude that the