State v. Gerhardt

I agree with the majority that the “economic damages that can be awarded as restitution include reasonable expenses necessarily incurred by a victim to redress the harm caused to the victim by a defendant’s criminal conduct.” 273 Or App at 594. I respectfully disagree, however, that the language of the victim’s restitution request, here, precludes an award of restitution for the expense necessary for the victim to obtain a Family Abuse Prevention Act *601(FAPA) restraining order. I dissent separately to emphasize my understanding that our causation standard does not make restitution dependent on…