State v. Brownback

¶1 Defendant Patrick Brownback pled guilty to theft by common scheme for receiving forged checks from his mother. The District Court of the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, sentenced Brownback. Brownback now appeals the portion of his sentence requiring him to pay $739,312 in restitution to the State of Montana. We affirm.

¶2 We address the following issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Whether the District Court erred in requiring Brownback to pay restitution to the State for money embezzled by his mother and paid over to him.

¶4 2. Whether the District Court erred in requiring Brownback to…