State v. Gates

MESCHKE, Justice.

Glenn A. Gates appealed from an order revoking his probation for failure to pay any restitution, and sentencing him to imprisonment and further probation conditioned on restitution. We affirm the trial court’s findings revoking probation and imposing imprisonment, but remand with directions to make more specific the restitution condition for continuing probation.

Gates was in a partnership to buy, import, export, and sell grain. In April 1988, Gates received cheeks payable to the partnership for $15,000 and $10,000. Gates converted the funds to his own use without the prior…