Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided November 16, 2007No. A-9611PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COATS, Chief Judge.
Adrian Ramon Ortiz was convicted of one count of robbery in the first degree, 1 and he was ordered to pay restitution to the victims of this robbery.
Superior Court Judge Philip R. Volland conducted the restitution hearing. In a written motion, Ortiz argued that his restitution obligation should be governed by the version of AS 12.55.045 that was in effect at the time he committed his offense.
In 2003, when Ortiz committed the robbery, AS 12.55.045 gave a sentencing judge discretion as to whether to order restitution, and it further allowed the sentencing judge to…
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