Katrina R. Phillips v. State

The defendant appeals from a restitution order following her conviction and sentence for various crimes involving the victim’s stolen jewelry. The defendant primarily argues that the circuit court erred in determining the restitution amount based on hearsay evidence which the victim obtained from websites. Based on case law, we are compelled to agree with the defendant, and thus reverse and remand for a new restitution hearing.

At the restitution hearing, the victim testified that, after she prepared the list of stolen jewelry, the prosecutor asked her to research how much the jewelry was…