Teague v. People & People v. Rogers

¶ 1 We granted certiorari in these cases to determine whether sexual offenders must shoulder the cost of their victims’ forensic medical examinations as criminal restitution. While the General Assembly has authorized recovery of “extraordinary direct public.... investigative costs,” divisions of our court of appeals have disagreed as to whether the cost of a victim’s SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) examination is in fact “extraordinary.” We now conclude it is.. ¶ 2 As both a medical and investigative response to a sexual offense, a SANE .exam necessarily performs dual roles. It functions…