State v. Halsen

Utter, J. —

On November 28, 1984, Johnene Halsen pleaded guilty to custodial interference in the first degree, RCW 9A.40.060, and acknowledged she had taken her 6-year-old daughter, Emma, out of the state with intent to deny access to Emma by Emma's father, Jeff Allen, who had legal custody. The court held a restitution hearing, and pursuant to RCW 9.94A.140(1) ordered Halsen to pay to Allen costs he incurred in recovering Emma.

Halsen appealed the restitution order, arguing that the expenses included were not within the scope of RCW 9.94A.140(1). The Court of Appeals affirmed, but remanded for…