State v. Birkeland

OPINION

THORNE, Judge:

{1 Michael J. Birkeland appeals from the district court's order of restitution arising from Birkeland's no contest plea to a single charge of theft. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-404 (2008). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

T2 On April 3, 2008, Birkeland stole a laptop computer from a Utah Valley University (UVU) classroom. The computer belonged to UVU art professor Perry Stewart and contained numerous files relating to Stewart's employment. When authorities recovered the computer two days later, nearly all of its files had been deleted.

13 Stewart undertook considerable efforts to recover…