Commonwealth v. Rose

NANOVIC, J.,

In these proceedings, the Carbon County District Attorney’s office on behalf of the Commonwealth asks the court to direct that a portion of the proceeds of forfeited bail be paid as restitution to the victim of the underlying criminal offense. Whether the court has the legal authority to direct such *507payment and, if so, whether the court should exercise its discretion as requested by the Commonwealth are the issues before the court.

On July 13, 2000, the defendant, Kim Liz Rose, and another individual gained entrance to the victim’s home by subterfuge with the intent of taking cash…