State v. Robards

Pierron, J.:

Wayman C. Robards appeals the district court’s adverse decision on his motion to void restitution. The district court held: “[T]he defendant is on parole and the restitution order became part of parole plan. The Court has no jurisdiction over the matter.”

Whether jurisdiction exists is a question of law over which this court’s scope of review is unlimited. State v. Stough, 273 Kan. 113, 116, 41 P.3d 281 (2002).

In 1985, Robards pled guilty to aggravated battery. The journal entry of sentencing, dated February 13, 1985, states with regard to restitution: “IT IS FURTHER CONSIDERED,…