State v. Donald Leonard Houser

LANSING, Judge.

Donald Houser was convicted of aggravated assault on his brother, Douglas Houser. The trial court ordered Donald to pay restitution to Douglas. On appeal, Donald asserts that the restitution award is excessive because some of Douglas’s lost wages were not caused by the assault and because some categories of Douglas’s claims were not awardable under the governing statute.

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BACKGROUND

Donald was convicted of aggravated assault for threatening his brother with a hunting knife. The State requested an award of restitution to Douglas for wages lost due to Douglas’s attendance of court…