State v. May

Defendant, who was convicted of possession of stolen property, appeals the district court’s restitution award for the victim’s lost profits. Apart from the insurance deductible, we strike the award on the ground that it was not proved with reasonable certainty.

In July 1994, computer equipment valued at approximately $17,000 was stolen from a printing business. In May 1995, defendant pled no contest to possession of stolen property based on his possession of the equipment from September to November 1994. He was sentenced to *42a one-to-three-year suspended sentence, with special probation…