State v. Wiggins
Opinion of the Court
Defendant was charged with, among other things, harassment, ORS 166.065, and third-degree criminal mischief, ORS 164.345. Those charges arose from an argument between defendant and his girlfriend. While inside an apartment where his girlfriend was present, defendant dumped a milkshake over the head of one of the apartment’s occupants and then threw items around the apartment. Defendant eventually pleaded guilty to the harassment and third-degree criminal mischief charges.
On appeal, defendant first assigns error to the trial court’s imposition of restitution for the damage to the front door of the apartment. Specifically, he asserts that he did not admit to conduct that damaged the front door of the apartment, nor did the crimes to which he pleaded guilty result in damage to the front door. Accordingly, in defendant’s view, the damage to the door was not a result of his criminal activities and the court lacked authority to order restitution for the damage to the door. The state, for its part, concedes that, “because the damage to the door did not arise out of criminal activity for which defendant was convicted or to which he admitted, the imposition of $200 in restitution for that damage was improper.” We agree and accept the state’s concession in that regard. See State v. Carson, 238 Or App 188, 192, 243 P3d 73 (2010) (restitution awards are generally limited to damages resulting from crimes of conviction or other criminal activity to which the defendant has admitted).
Defendant also assigns error to the trial court’s imposition of a “Mandatory State Amt” of $60 on each count, arguing that the court lacked statutory authority to order payments of those amounts. The state concedes that there is no statutory authority for the trial court’s imposition of
Remanded for resentencing; otherwise affirmed.
Defendant had also been charged with first-degree criminal trespass, OES 164.255. The court dismissed that charge.
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