State Of Washington v. Elyas Kerow

Verellen, A.C.J.

¶1 RCW 9.94A.753(1) requires that restitution be determined within 180 days of sentencing. In this vehicle prowl conviction, the amount of damage to the car causally related to that crime was undisputed. The court continued the restitution hearing to gather more information on the relationship between the car’s owner and the insured policyholder. Because Kerow “voluntarily accommodated the State’s request” to continue the restitution hearing beyond the statutory deadline but “he was not obliged to do so,” we conclude Kerow waived the statutory requirements of RCW Q.QdA.TSSU).

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