State v. Willis

OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

In this case we are asked to decide whether the Minnesota Rules of Evidence apply to restitution' hearings held under Minn. Stat. § 611A.045, subd. 3(b) (2016).1 The district court overruled objections to documents the State offered during the restitution hearing, concluding that the Rules of Evidence did not apply. The court *644of appeals affirmed in relevant part, concluding that because restitution is part of a defendant’s sentence and Minn. R. Evid. 1101 exempts sentencing from the Rules of Evidence, the rules do not apply to restitution hearings. Because we…