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Troff v. Utah

Ruling
Bankruptcy court could not discharge debtor's state imposed restitution obligation resulting from debtor's arson conviction.
Procedural posture

Appellant debtor pled guilty to arson for a fire that caused $800,000 of damage, and was ordered to pay $239,696 of restitution at a rate of $100 per month as a condition of his probation. The debtor filed for bankruptcy. A bankruptcy court discharged the debtor's restitution obligation. On appeal, the District Court for the District of Utah held that the restitution obligation was not dischargeable. The debtor appealed.

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opinion summary, case decided on March 15, 2007 , LexisNexis #0407-063