State v. Daniel Ryan Straub

BURDICK, Chief Justice.

This case comes before this Court on an appeal from the district court’s order of restitution against Daniel Straub (Straub). Straub pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter, and as part of the plea, agreed to pay restitution for victims under I.C. § 18-4007 and I.C. § 19-5304. After a restitution hearing, the district court determined that Straub owed $554,506.67 to the decedent’s surviving family, primarily for future medical insurance premiums and for five years of lost wages. We reverse the decision of the district court.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On June…