C.A. v. State

Appellant, C.A., a juvenile, contends the trial court lacked jurisdiction to impose restitution because it did not enter a written order reserving restitution within sixty days of sentencing. We disagree and affirm.

On June 8, 1995, the trial court accepted C.A.’s plea to a burglary charge with a reservation of restitution. The trial court entered a written order of delinquency and committed C.A. to the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Service. The order did not address the issue of restitution.

At a July 20, 1995 hearing, the court learned of C.A.’s admission to the Eckerd Wilderness…