State v. Beechum, 833 P.2d 988 (Kan. 1992)

Cases | State v. Beechum, 833 P.2d 988 (Kan. 1992) | 2018

The defendant pled guilty to first-degree murder. The trial court ordered the defendant to pay restitution for airfare costs incurred in transferring the victim’s minor son to live with his father and for the father’s lost wages in accompanying his son. On appeal, the defendant claimed that the costs were not incurred by an aggrieved party. The supreme court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering restitution. Both the son and the father were aggrieved parties. Because of the defendant’s crime, the victim’s son traveled to live with his father and the father lost work to accompany his son. The expenses incurred resulted from and were caused by the defendant’s crime.