State v. Islam

Defendant pleaded no contest to theft in the second degree, ORS 164.045, for stealing jeans from a retail store. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred by awarding restitution based on the retail value of the stolen jeans, rather than their wholesale value. For the reasons that follow, we disagree and, accordingly, affirm.

The circumstances material to our review are undisputed. In January 2013, defendant shoplifted 15 pairs of jeans from a Macy’s department store in Multnomah County. Defendant pleaded no contest to second-degree theft and stipulated to pay restitution. At…