State v. Curtis

On August 18, 1980, the district court found the defendant Earle Curtis guüty of careless and negligent driving in violation of 23 V.S.A. § Í091(a). The court suspended his prison sentence, imposed a fine, and ordered the defendant to make restitution as a condition of probation. Restitution was ordered because the defendant, in the course of committing the offense, struck and damaged a 1973 Oldsmobile automobile. The trial court did not fix the amount of restitution, but ordered the probation officer to determine the amount.

The defendant’s probation officer informed the trial court that the…