State of Kansas, Appellee v. Taylor Arnett, Appellant.

Summary

The court held that restitution for damages resulting from a defendant's crime does not require a direct causal connection, but must satisfy traditional proximate-cause principles of cause-in-fact and legal causation. Because the district court applied that standard and its factual findings were not challenged, the court reversed the Court of Appeals' decision vacating restitution and remanded for consideration of the remaining appellate issues.