Gladden v. State

The appellant, Carl Eugene Gladden, was convicted of vehicular homicide. He was sentenced to five years in prison and was ordered to pay $1,000,000 in restitution to the victim's family.

The only issue the appellant raises on appeal is whether the trial court erred in setting the amount of restitution at $1,000,000. The state initially argues that this issue was not preserved for appeal because no objection was made at sentencing. The court, however, did not fix the amount of restitution at sentencing. At the sentencing hearing, defense counsel stated, "At this time Your Honor, we have nothing…