State v. Ihde

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• discussing similarity between tort element of proximate cause and causal connection necessary for restitution award
• stating “[t]here is no evidence defendant was charged for a longer period or admitted involvement for the longer period” and “[t]heft by another individual, in which the defendant did not participate, is not chargeable to him”
• as in tort actions, courts should deny lost profits as restitution in criminal actions only when loss is speculative, contingent, conjectural, or uncertain
• as in tort actions, courts should deny lost profits as restitution in criminal actions only when loss is speculative, contingent, conjectural, or uncertain
• “A restitution order is not excessive ‘if it bears a reasonable relationship to the damage caused.’” (quoting State v. Mayberry, 415 N.W.2d 644, 647 (Iowa 1987))
• “A wrong has been done. A person has been injured . . . . The victim deserves to be fully compensated for the injury by the actor who caused it.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).