State v. Wells

Green, J.:

George W. Wells, a/k/a Billy Wells, appeals the length and the terms of the probation imposed following his conviction by a jury for battery, contrary to K.S.A. 21-3412, a class B misdemeanor. The basis of Wells’ appeal is that the trial court abused its discretion by requiring him to pay restitution of $13,961.34 as a condition of probation and by requiring 18 months of probation after a 60-day jail sentence.

Wells argues that the trial court abused its discretion by requiring him to pay restitution in an amount equaling the victim’s total medical costs because no evidence was…