State of Maine v. Christopher T. Knight

Majority: MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, and HJELM, JJ.

Dissent: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, J.

HJELM, J.

[¶ 1] This case calls for us to determine whether Maine’s restitution statutes authorize an order of restitution for the benefit of the Maine State Police (MSP) for expenses it incurred when it repaired a woods road it used during a criminal investigation and its aftermath. We conclude that in the circumstances of this case, the MSP is not a statutorily eligible recipient of restitution, and we therefore vacate the order of restitution but affirm the remaining aspects of the judgment of conviction…