Title: State of West Virginia v. Marty Atwell (Separate)

State: west-virginia

Issuer: West Virginia Supreme Court

Document:

13-0982 — State of WV v. Marty Atwell FILED October 23, 2014 RORY L. PERRY II, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA Justice Ketchum, dissenting: The defendant entered into a plea agreement. The agreement provided that the defendant agreed to pay the amount of restitution recommended by the Adult Probation Department. The restitution recommendation was contained in the department’s presentence report. The judge imposed restitution in the amount set out in the report. The defendant did not object to the presentence report or the restitution imposed by the judge. A deal is a deal. The State met its burden of proof by relying on the presentence report. The restitution award was proper. Therefore, I dissent.