State v. Reynolds, 587 S.E.2d 456 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003)

Cases | State v. Reynolds, 587 S.E.2d 456 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003) | 2018

The defendant was convicted of possession with the intent to sell and deliver marijuana. On appeal, the defendant claimed that the trial court erred by requiring him to pay $30 in restitution for money used to purchase marijuana. The appellate court overruled the assignment of error. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-95.3(a) allows courts to require the defendants to pay restitution to law enforcement agencies for undercover purchases. Though the defendant was not charged with or arrested for the sale, the money the defendant was ordered to pay was a loss arising out of the defendant’s offense, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1343(d).