C.M.S. v. State

NORTHCUTT, Chief Judge.

C.M.S. challenges the amount of restitution and the assessment of court costs ordered after he pleaded no contest to several theft-related charges. We reverse.

The victim, an air conditioning technician, testified at the plea hearing that he discovered the theft of his work tools when he arrived at a job site on a Friday morning. Because he was unable to work without his tools, he spent $575.55 to replace the most critical items, but he did not replace everything that had been stolen. Later, he recovered his stolen tools from a pawn shop by paying an additional $70.…