State v. Hand

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

This case arises on the State’s petition for review of a Court of Appeals’ decision vacating and remanding a restitution order requiring defendant to pay a $1,035 premium increase on the theft victim’s homeowner’s policy. A majority of the panel concluded that (1) the restitution statute, K.S.A. 21-4610(d), and Kansas precedent required the district court judge to first consider *735setting restitution at the fair market value of the stolen property before ordering restitution based on any other concern; and (2) the premium increase did not…