Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

possible to end restitution order?

19 yr old pled guilty to felony burglary (along with 3 others) and sentence included 4 yrs of probabtion and restitution of $17000 to be paid $150 per month. Property loss was $17000 and all 4 were ordered to pay the $17000. Two years have passed, monthly payments have been made every month but are becoming a financial hardship. Is it possible - or have likelihood to succeed - to ask court to reduce and/or eliminate the restitution? Young felon has since become model citizen - went to school, working full time.


Asked on 8/22/03, 10:47 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeffrey Weinstein Jeffrey L. Weinstein, Attorney at Law

Re: possible to end restitution order?

Your best bet would be to file a motion to reconsider/modify the sentence in the same court that sentenced you. If the vicitim was made whole,(i.e if the victim received a total of 17,000) there is a good argument for modification.

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Answered on 8/22/03, 2:11 pm


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