State v. Grismore

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for second-degree assault, ORS 163.175, unlawful use of a weapon, ORS 166.220(l)(a), and third-degree assault, ORS 163.165. He assigns error to the trial court’s imposition of a $5,000 compensatory fine, contending that the fine does not reflect “economic damages” that the victim “necessarily incurred” at the time when the trial court imposed the fine. The state responds that the imposition of the compensatory fine was proper because the victim suffered economic damages when he received medical services, and those economic damages were recoverable by…