State v. Casto

Green, J.:

This sentence appeal involves a question of restitution. Daryl J. Casto pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor criminal damage to property, and criminal trespass. He was sentenced to consecutive 30-day terms for each count, 2 years’ probation for each count, and ordered to pay restitution. On appeal, he challenges the amount of restitution ordered for damage to a 1976 series 4030 John Deere tractor.

The tractor was taken from the farm of the victim, Lester McClintock. Later, the tractor was recovered from a local creek. McClintock had purchased the used tractor in 1989 for…