State v. Snyder, 747 P.2d 417 (Utah 1987)

Cases | State v. Snyder, 747 P.2d 417 (Utah 1987) | 2018

The defendant was convicted of eight counts of theft of funds after preselling condominiums and failing to return money to investors once the project failed. He was sentenced to fines and imprisonment and was ordered to pay restitution to the victims in an amount not to exceed $500,000. On appeal, the defendant argued, among other things, that the fines and restitution were erroneous because the trial court failed to state reasons for ordering restitution and ordered restitution to victims not named in the information. The court found that although the trial court failed to state its reasons for ordering restitution and was thus in error, the error was not prejudicial. The court also found that the restitution was not in error even though it included victims not named in the information because the “defendant stipulated to having caused pecuniary damage in the amount of $566,600 to twenty-eight . . . investors.” The conviction and judgment were affirmed.