Olson v. Kaprelian

This case primarily concerns how trial courts may enforce outstanding criminal restitution orders. William Olson, who was convicted of a criminal assault, claims that the trial court could not make him forfeit restitution directly from a bond he had posted in a separate criminal matter. We agree and thus reverse the trial court's order which directed the clerk to pay the victim, Sidney Kaprelian, directly from Olson's bond. However, we reject Olson's further argument that his civil settlement with Kaprelian encompassed the damages within the restitution award and therefore precludes Kaprelian…