Supreme Court of Iowa· 11/25/1998

State v. Watts

Citations

587 N.W.2d 750
1998 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 274
1998 WL 820691

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holding restitution amount cannot be speculative nor imaginary but have a reasonable basis
rejecting defendant’s claim that dollar amount of the offense — $10,000 for second-degree theft — presumptively limits the amount of restitution that may be ordered
noting that restitution is mandatory when a defendant pleads guilty
upholding restitution amount so long as it is “neither speculative nor imaginary”
restitution is mandatory in all criminal cases in which the defendant pleads guilty
“[I]f the uncertainty lies only in the amount of damages, recovery may be had if there is proof of reasonable basis from which the amount may be inferred.”

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Judges: McGiverin, Harris, Larson, Neuman, Ternus

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