STATE v. COKER

No. 4945.

397 S.C. 244 (2012)

723 S.E.2d 619

The STATE, Respondent, v. Phillip COKER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided February 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best and Assistant Appellate Defender Breen Stevens , both of Columbia, for Appellant.

John Benjamin Aplin , of Columbia, for Respondent.


FEW, C.J.

The circuit court revoked Phillip Coker's probation based solely on the failure to pay money and imposed a portion of the prison sentence originally suspended. Coker appeals arguing the circuit court failed to make the necessary findings of fact as to whether the violation was willful. We agree and reverse.

In Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660, 672, 103 S.Ct. 2064, 76...

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