People v. Wright

Opinion by

Judge ROY.

Defendant, James Michael Wright, appeals the trial court orders of restitution entered in connection with his sentence of probation. We reject defendant's argument that the trial court erred in ordering him to pay a defrauded secured creditor the costs of recovering the collateral, including attorney fees; but agree with his contention that the trial court erred in increasing the amount of restitution after the sentence was imposed and remand for reinstatement of the original restitution order.

Defendant agreed to plead guilty in this case to an amended count of theft in…