State v. Garcia

Associate Chief Justice Lee, opinion of the Court:

¶1 Dennis Garcia served a five-year sentence for automobile homicide. Following his release, the Board of Pardons and Parole ordered him to pay $7,000 of restitution toward his victim's funeral expenses. Garcia filed various motions with the sentencing court challenging the restitution order as untimely and therefore legally invalid. The district court determined that it did not have jurisdiction to adjudicate these motions, and the court of appeals affirmed.

¶2 We affirm the court of appeals under Utah Code section 77-27-5(3). That provision…