People v. Peters

Defendant appealed as of right from the trial court’s judgment concluding that the restitution part of defendant’s sentence survives the abatement ab initio of the criminal cause against defendant. We reverse.

The parties do not dispute the basic facts of this case. On September 20, 1990, defendant pleaded no contest to one count of conspiracy to burn insured property, MCL 750.157a; MSA 28.354(1) and MCL 750.75; MSA 28.270, four counts of burning a dwelling house, MCL 750.72; MSA 28.267, two counts of burning other real property, MCL 750.73; MSA 28.268, and four counts of burning insured…