Lapp v. State

OPINION

BOLGER, Judge.

In 1995, Barry Lee Lapp was convicted of manslaughter and five counts of assault. Superior Court Judge Niegje J. Steinkruger entered an order requiring Lapp to pay approximately $85,000 in restitution to the vie-tims of his crimes, and to pay 10% of his wages toward restitution "until all victims are fully paid." When Lapp failed to pay the full restitution during his probation, the judge entered a civil judgment for the balance. Lapp asserts that the superior court had no authority to enter this civil judgment for the remainder of the restitution because the judgment…