People v. Gahan

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In this appeal we are asked to determine whether a sentencing court may order a defendant to pay restitution to compensate all the victims who were defrauded by his criminal course of conduct, even though the specific criminal acts committed against some of these victims were not the basis of the defendant’s conviction. We hold that the Crime Victim’s Rights Act, MCL 780.766; MSA 28.1287(766), provides a sentencing court with the authority to order such restitution.

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In early 1992, Barry Baldwin decided to sell his Wilderness trailer motor home. Baldwin entered into a consignment sales…