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State of Iowa
v.
Heather Mesa
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Heather Mesa
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Maria Ruhtenberg, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Muscatine County, Tamra Roberts, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (5 pages)
Heather Mesa challenges the victim restitution she was ordered to pay following her convictions for forgery and second-degree theft. On appeal, Mesa seeks to have the restitution order vacated on the grounds that the district court’s order requiring her to pay the full amount lacked sufficient evidentiary support. OPINION HOLDS: Based on the evidence presented, the district court’s order for victim restitution in the amount of $1228.00 is supported by substantial evidence and is within the reasonable range of the evidence. Therefore, we find no error in the district court’s victim restitution determination. We affirm.