State v. Lowry

Justice Beth Baker delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***12¶1 Bobby Francis Lowry appeals from the order of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, to pay $25,835.37 in restitution to his former employer, Industrial Automation Consultants ("IAC"), after he pleaded no contest to theft of property by embezzlement in violation of § 45-6-301(7), MCA (2015). Lowry argues that § 46-18-243, MCA, does not authorize $13,989.31 of the ordered restitution. We agree with Lowry in part. We reverse a portion of the challenged award and remand for recalculation of restitution.

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