Commonwealth v. Casanova

Commonwealth v. McIntyre, 436 Mass. 829 (2002), establishes that the scope of restitution in a criminal proceeding is limited to loss or damage that is “causally connected to the offense and bears a significant relationship to the offense” (citation omitted). Id. at 835. On appeal from a restitution order that required payment for lost tuition occasioned by the victim’s withdrawal from college, the defendant maintains that the judge erred in concluding that the victim’s postincident condition, and subsequent withdrawal, were caused by the defendant’s attack. We conclude that the evidence was…