Commonwealth v. Ortiz

¶ 1 On October 30, 2001, George Ortiz entered a negotiated guilty plea to car theft in exchange for a recommended sentence of time served to 23 months, a $100.00 fine, and restitution in the amount of $159.00. Seven and one-half months later, on June 13, 2002, the Commonwealth filed a Motion to Modify Restitution seeking to increase it by $1,188.21, the amount contained in a repair estimate for damage done to the victim’s car after it was stolen. The victim was aware of the estimate amount prior to sentencing and the Commonwealth knew of the amount within 30 days of sentencing, while the…