Legal Opinion

State v. Baker

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided December 9, 2010No. 2009-314, OCTOBER TERM, 2010PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Defendant Jeffrey Baker appeals the trial court’s order of restitution requiring him to pay $620.67 to victim, the Fletcher Free Library of Burlington. He argues that the charge was not incurred as a result of the crimes to which he pled guilty. We agree and reverse and remand.

¶ 2. The relevant facts are not in dispute. Defendant faced nine criminal charges resulting from a variety of alleged activities. Among these charges, which included prescription fraud, violation of an abuse prevention order, and obstruction of justice, was a charge of burglary resulting from the alleged theft of a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Kanaan v. KanaanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
  2. State v. ForantSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
  3. State v. BohannonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2010
  4. State v. HughesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2010
  5. State v. SausvilleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1989

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. State v. VezinaSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015

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