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263 Or. App. 711

State v. Tallent

Court of Appeals of Oregon

Decided June 18, 2014

Court of Appeals of Oregon · decided 2014-06-18

Applies OR 164 § 164.055

Decided 2014-06-18

PER CURIAM

¶1Defendant was convicted of first-degree theft. ORS 164.055. As part of the sentence, the court imposed restitution in the amount of $959. On appeal, defendant asserts that the trial court erred in imposing part of the restitution — $250 related to damage to a victim’s vehicle— in the absence of a causal relationship between defendant’s criminal conduct and the economic loss in question. The state concedes that, under the circumstances presented here, the trial court erred in imposing the restitution at issue. We agree and accept the concession. See State v. Dillon, 292 Or 172, 181, 637 P2d 602 (1981) (for imposition of restitution to be proper, a defendant’s criminal activity must be the cause of pecuniary damage). Accordingly, the case must be remanded for resentencing.

¶2Remanded for resentencing; otherwise affirmed.

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