People v. Cardenas

Opinion by

Judge BERNARD.

Defendant, Buddy Allen Cardenas, appeals the trial court's order denying his constitutional challenge to the postjudgment interest component of the restitution order entered in his case. We affirm.

I. Background

Defendant pleaded guilty to first degree criminal trespass. As a condition of the plea agreement, defendant agreed to pay $3,640 in restitution.

At sentencing, the trial court imposed a prison term, ordered defendant to pay the previously set restitution figure, and, pursuant to statute, ordered him to pay post-judgment interest of twelve percent per year on the…