Roberts v. People

BENDER, Justice.

INTRODUCTION

We review the court of appeals’ decision in People v. Roberts, 114 P.3d 75 (Colo.App. 2005), which affirmed an award of restitution imposed on Carolyn Ersila Roberts after she pled guilty to theft from an at-risk adult. The court of appeals held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion or exceed its statutory authority when it included both pre-judgment interest of eight percent and post-judgment interest of twelve percent in Roberts’s restitution order.

We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals and hold that Colorado’s sentencing *1006and criminal…