State v. Hilgers

¶ 1 Scott William Hilgers pled guilty before the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, to charges of theft and issuing bad checks. He appeals a restitution provision of his sentencing order. We remand for additional proceedings consistent with this Opinion.

¶2 The issue is whether the District Court erred in ordering Hilgers to pay restitution in the amount of $33,595.48.

¶3 In March 1996, Hilgers pled guilty to issuing over fifty bad checks and to stealing cash and diverting checks and money orders from his employer, Sentinel Collections, from 1994 to 1995. At his sentencing…