Brown v. Commonwealth

OPINION

KELLER, Judge:

In April 2006, Bobby Gene Brown (Brown) pled guilty to several counts of theft by deception and to being a persistent felony offender in the first degree. In August 2006, the trial court sentenced Brown to a total of eleven years’ imprisonment on those charges. In January 2009, the Commonwealth filed a motion asking the court to amend its sentence and to order Brown to pay restitution to his victims. Over Brown’s objection, the trial court granted the Commonwealth’s motion. It is from this order that Brown now appeals. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and…