Wolff v. State

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

Douglas Wolff pled guilty to criminal recklessness for firing a shotgun in the direction of his victim. Wolff father, the victim's employer, thereafter fired the vie-tim. Wolff was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $12,789.00 to the victim for his lost earnings. Wolff now appeals the restitution order. Though Wolff's actions may have indirectly led to the victim's termination and consequent loss of earnings, Indiana Code § 35-50-5-3(a)(4) requires a direct causal connection. Because there is no direct and immediate link, it is simply too attenuated…