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Facts

• The Defendant was ordered to pay restitution amounting to $4,666.01. This sum included various expenses related to an attempted embezzlement case, such as a down payment for work, costs for paint and materials, expenses to reacquire and fix a vehicle, and car insurance payments made by the victim while not in possession of the vehicle (para 2).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the restitution amount set by the district court was improper, contending that restitution requires a direct causal relationship between the Defendant's criminal activities and the damages suffered by the victim. The Defendant specifically disputed the inclusion of the down payment for work, costs for paint and materials, expenses to reacquire and fix the vehicle, and car insurance payments in the restitution amount (para 2).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: The Plaintiff-Appellee's arguments are not explicitly detailed in the provided text, but it can be inferred that the Plaintiff-Appellee supported the restitution amount set by the district court.

Legal Issues

• Whether the restitution amount set by the district court, including various expenses related to the case, was proper given the requirement for a direct causal relationship between the Defendant's criminal activities and the damages suffered by the victim.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s judgment and sentence ordering the Defendant to pay $4,666.01 in restitution (para 4).

Reasons

• Per M. Monica Zamora, with Stephen G. French and Henry M. Bohnhoff concurring, the Court found the Defendant's argument for a narrow interpretation of the restitution statute unavailing. It highlighted that a victim is entitled to all damages recoverable in a civil action arising out of the same facts or event, requiring a direct, causal relationship between the Defendant's criminal activities and the damages suffered. The Court referenced its broad interpretation of this standard in previous case law, determining that the restitution ordered by the district court was proper (paras 2-4).