State v. Shafer, 161 P.3d 689 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007)

Cases | State v. Shafer, 161 P.3d 689 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007) | 2018

The defendant pled guilty to felony leaving the scene of an injury accident after colliding with another vehicle in an intersection. As part of the plea, the defendant agreed to pay restitution to the victim as a condition of probation. The amount was later set at $18,013.95. On appeal, the defendant argued that the trial court did not have the authority to order restitution because the victim’s losses came from the accident, not from his leaving the scene of the accident, the crime of which he was convicted. The court of appeals agreed, but further held that there was substantial and competent evidence for the trial court to have determined that the parties to the plea agreement “intended the term regarding restitution to impose upon [the defendant] the obligation to pay the losses that the other driver incurred in the accident.” The order of restitution was affirmed.