State v. Merrill

OPINION

HAIRE, Presiding Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal involves whether the trial court erred by ordering the defendant to make restitution to an insurance company as a condition of probation. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Merrill pled guilty to attempted burglary, received a suspended sentence, and was placed on probation for three years. As a term and condition of probation, the trial judge ordered Merrill to make restitution to an insurance company. On appeal, Merrill contends that this order is invalid.

A trial judge must require the convicted defendant to make restitution as a…