In Re Fadden

This case involves the propriety of court-ordered restitution to an arson victim for the intentional infliction of emotional distress, in accordance with the terms of a plea agreement under which petitioner was sentenced in an arson case. Richard Fadden (petitioner) appeals the Washington Superior Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, which was brought under the provisions of 13 V.S.A. § 7131. We affirm.

Petitioner is not incarcerated, but he seeks relief from conditions of probation that require him to make restitution. On appeal, he challenges the evidentiary basis for…