Cases | State v. Webb, 559 A.2d 658 | 2018
The defendant was convicted of driving while under the influence. The trial court ordered the defendant to pay restitution to the owners of a vehicle and residence damaged by his conduct, in addition to the insurer of the damaged residence. The defendant challenged the award to the insurer. The court held that restitution may not include payments to insurers of direct victims. The language of Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 7043 did not indicate that the legislature contemplated payment of restitution to insurers, as its provisions were not intelligible if the term “victim” was construed to include the insurer of the person directly injured by the offender’s conduct.