Bush v. State

HILL, Chief Justice.

[T1] Appellant, Tucker James Bush (Bush), challenges the district court's sentence ordering him to pay $9,744.00 in restitution to the victim of his crime. Bush entered a plea of guilty to stealing a 1988 Chevrolet pickup from the victim, parts from which he and his girlfriend, Nikki Jo Sparby (Sparby), used to rebuild her 1991 GMC pickup that she had damaged while driving drunk. It is his contention that the district court substantially overvalued the pickup by setting restitution in an amount that allowed the victim to rebuild it piece by piece. We will hold that the…