NORTHCUTT, Judge.
Mason Pierce appeals a restitution order entered after a hearing in Pierce's absence. We reverse.
Pierce entered no contest pleas in two cases involving the same victim. When accepting the pleas, the circuit court ordered $15 in restitution in one case and reserved jurisdiction to determine restitution in the other. At the subsequent hearing, the assistant public defender who had represented Pierce at the change-of-plea proceeding was present...
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