People v. Clanton

Opinion by

JUDGE J. JONES

1 Defendant, Ronald Clanton, appeals his conviction for forgery and the restitution portion of his sentence. We affirm the convietion but vacate that portion of his sentence that includes a statutory penalty as part of his restitution obligation and remand the case to the district court.

I. Background

12 Defendant obtained unemployment compensation benefits to which he was not entitled by using a false Social Security number and a fake military discharge form. The People charged him with one count of forgery and one count of attempt to influence a public servant based on…