ORFINGER, J.
Karen S. Nezi appeals her sentence for organized fraud. She contends that the court violated her equal protection rights by imposing a harsher sentence on her solely because she could not pay a large part of the restitution. We agree and reverse for resentencing.
Nezi was charged with organized fraud of $50,000 or more, a first-degree felony. She entered an open guilty plea to the court and agreed with the State that $70,000 was owed as restitution...
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