Golden Vasquez v. State

Golden Vasquez has filed a petition for writ of certiorari which challenges a trial court order that denied her motion seeking a hearing on the amount of restitution. Because the unreasonable and unjustified delay of more than seven years causes irreparable harm, we grant the petition.

In 2006, Vasquez was convicted of first degree grand theft and sentenced to fifteen years in prison. The trial court ordered restitution but reserved jurisdiction to determine the amount at a later date. More than seven and a half years had passed since her sentencing and incarceration had begun, when Vasquez…