State v. Johnson

*293OPINION OF THE COURT BY

WAKATSUKI, J.

Defendant-Appellant Paula K. Johnson was indicted for Theft in the First Degree, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 708-831(1 )(b)1 and Forgery in the Second Degree, HRS § 708-852. Defendant was convicted by a jury for the lesser included offense of Theft in the Third Degree2 and for forgery as charged. Defendant was sentenced to five years probation for the forgery conviction. Defendant was also sentenced to six months probation for the theft conviction with a special condition that she make restitution to the victim in the amount of $5,406.33 less $75.00 in…