State v. Jenkins

APPEL, Justice.

In this case we must determine the extent of the district court’s discretion in ordering defendants to pay restitution to the Crime Victim Compensation Program. Citing precedent from the court of appeals, the district court concluded that it had no discretion in ordering restitution to the program. The court ordered the defendant to compensate the program for all monies previously distributed to the victim. The defendant appeals alleging that the instant criminal offenses were not the proximate cause of the compensated injuries.

I. Factual and Procedural Background.

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