State v. Corpi, 687 A.2d 792 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1997)

Cases | State v. Corpi, 687 A.2d 792 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1997)

A defendant who pled guilty to bad check counts was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution. The defendant appealed, contending that the restitution order was erroneous because there was no finding of his ability to pay. The appellate court agreed and remanded the case, ordering that the...

In re Application of Trantino, 446 A.2d 104 (N.J. 1982)

Cases | In re Application of Trantino, 446 A.2d 104 (N.J. 1982)

After an inmate's death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment for intentional homicide, the State Parole Board conducted proceedings under the Parole Act of 1979, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 30:4-123.45 et seq., and parole was recommended subject to conditions that included restitution. The parole...

State Ex Rel. K.P., 709 A.2d 315 (N.J. Super. Ct. Ch. Div. 1997)

Cases | State Ex Rel. K.P., 709 A.2d 315 (N.J. Super. Ct. Ch. Div. 1997)

A newspaper sought to have the juvenile proceedings involving a victim of sexual assault open to the press. The juvenile victim opposed the opening of the proceedings. In addition to evaluating the victim’s petition, the court also examined whether or not the victim had standing to intervene....

State v. Newman, 623 A.2d 1355 (N.J. 1993)

Cases | State v. Newman, 623 A.2d 1355 (N.J. 1993)

The defendant was convicted of distribution of cocaine, sentenced to a prison term, and required to make restitution to the state to recover drug-buy money. The defendant appealed, arguing that the lower court had failed to properly evaluate his ability to pay the restitution. The appellate...

State of New Jersey in the Interest of R.V., a Juvenile, 654 A.2d 999 (N.J. 1995)

Cases | State of New Jersey in the Interest of R.V., a Juvenile, 654 A.2d 999 (N.J. 1995)

A juvenile hit a victim with a baseball bat, causing the victim to be hospitalized for his injuries. Without a hearing, the trial court ordered restitution for the unchallenged amount of the victim’s medical bills. The juvenile appealed the summary imposition of restitution without a hearing....

State v. Muhammad, 678 A.2d 164 (N.J. 1996)

Cases | State v. Muhammad, 678 A.2d 164 (N.J. 1996)

The defendant was indicted for capital murder after attacking a girl. The defendant filed a motion with the trial court, declaring New Jersey’s victim impact statute, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:11-3(6), which allows the evidence of a murder victim’s character, background, and of the...

State v. Branch-Wear, 695 A.2d 1169 (Me. 1997)

Cases | State v. Branch-Wear, 695 A.2d 1169 (Me. 1997)

The defendant’s husband was prosecuted for sexual abuse of the defendant’s daughter. The defendant moved her daughter to another state without informing the victim/witness assistant, and did not bring her daughter to trial. As a result, the case against the defendant’s husband was...

State v. Snyder, 747 P.2d 417 (Utah 1987)

Cases | State v. Snyder, 747 P.2d 417 (Utah 1987)

The defendant was convicted of eight counts of theft of funds after preselling condominiums and failing to return money to investors once the project failed. He was sentenced to fines and imprisonment and was ordered to pay restitution to the victims in an amount not to exceed $500,000. On appeal,...

Sumrall v. State of Md. Cent. Collection Unit, 819 A.2d 1149 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2003)

Cases | Sumrall v. State of Md. Cent. Collection Unit, 819 A.2d 1149 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2003)

The defendant pled guilty to two counts of assault with intent to murder and was sentenced to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections and required to pay $110,854.67 in restitution to his victims upon his release from confinement. After the defendant’s parole was revoked, he stopped...

Juliano v. State, 890 A.2d 847 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2006)

Cases | Juliano v. State, 890 A.2d 847 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2006)

The defendant was convicted of one count of theft of property with a value of $500 or more after using a stolen credit card to purchase automotive parts from an auto parts store. He was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, with all but eleven years suspended, and four years of probation on the...