State v. Dedonado

When a criminal restitution hearing is held, the State must establish a causal connection between the crime and the victim’s claimed damages. The trial court ordered restitution in this case without requiring the State to prove that connection because the defendant did not object to the State’s restitution evidence before the restitution hearing was held. Because a defendant is not required to object to the State’s restitution evidence before the restitution hearing is held, we reverse the trial court’s restitution order.

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Kim Dedonado pleaded guilty to the crime of taking motor vehicle…