Anderson v. State

The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the district court sentencing Defendant to a prison term of four to six years, suspended in favor of six years of supervised probation, and ordering Defendant to pay restitution to her victim as a condition of her probation.Defendant pled guilty to exploitation of a vulnerable adult. In sentencing Defendant, the district court placed a number of conditions on her probations, including that Defendant pay restitution to the victim. On appeal, Defendant argued that the district court was without authority to setting her restitution payments at $500 per month, restricting Defendant from purchasing cable television or cell phone services, and directing that her recreational vehicles and trailers be liquidated. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion or exceed its authority in imposing the conditions at issue in this case. View "Anderson v. State" on Justia Law