State v. Kluesner

WOLLE, Justice.

We granted discretionary review in this case to answer the narrow question whether Iowa Code section 910.2 (1983) imposes a duty upon the trial court to order restitution in a deferred judgment case. The statute imposes that duty, and we therefore reverse and remand for entry of an appropriate restitution order.

On January 21, 1985, defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of theft in the second degree, a violation of Iowa Code sections 714.1(1) and 714.2(2) (1983). The district court accepted the plea and granted a deferred judgment, placing deendant on probation. See Iowa Code §§…