State v. Chapman

OPINION

FORSBERG, Judge.

This appeal is from a sentence entered following a plea of guilty to embezzlement of public funds and felonious theft. Appellant Betty Lou Chapman challenges the amount of restitution ordered and the dura-tional departure, ordered without written findings. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Appellant Chapman, an employee of the Cambridge State Hospital, was charged with eight counts of aggravated forgery, embezzlement, and theft following an audit by the Legislative Auditor. Chapman, who had been employed at the hospital since 1974, was responsible for both the accounting and…