Case Name: Clarence L. MAINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-06-23
Citations: 544 So. 2d 1179
Docket Number: No. 87-02993
Parties: Clarence L. MAINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PARKER and PATTERSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 544
Pages: 1179–1180

Head Matter:
Clarence L. MAINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-02993.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
June 23, 1989.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Julius J. Aulisio, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Donna A. Provonsha, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
LEHAN, Acting Chief Judge.
Defendant appeals from the trial court's order finding that he violated his probation by failing to pay the balance due of a fine during the seven year period of probation within which he was to pay the fine. We agree with defendant that since there was no finding of defendant's ability to pay the fine, the finding that defendant violated his probation in that regard was erroneous. See Jordan v. State, 489 So.2d 224, 225 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986); Brown v. State, 429 So.2d 821, 822 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983); Smith v. State, 377 So.2d 250, 251 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979).
Reversed and remanded for proceedings consistent herewith.
PARKER and PATTERSON, JJ., concur.