State v. Herring

John D. Martin, Judge.

In July 1992, defendant-appellant, Reginald Herring, was indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury on one count of nonsupport. He entered a plea of guilty to the charge and, in November 1992, received a sentence of one and one-half years’ imprisonment and was ordered to make restitution of child support arrearages of $18,000.

Appellant assigns as error the order of restitution as part of a sentence for nonsupport, alleging that there is no legal or statutory authority providing for this.

In support of his position, counsel for the appellant cites several opinions, none of…