People v. Dunlap CA3

facts underlying a dismissed count to calculate restitution. Prior to the restitution hearing, the People submitted T.S.’s statement of travel expenses, as well as lists of the stolen property and their value. T.S. claimed the total value of his stolen property was $162,311.15. The People sought $18,258.41 in restitution, including T.S.’s travel expenses, the value of the gun cabinet, the value of the 15 firearms, and other miscellaneous items. Defendant did not provide an estimate. At the restitution hearing, the People admitted they could not directly connect defendant to the theft of the trailer, but argued the totality of the circumstances implicated her. The trial court noted defendant lied to the police officer about the gun cabinet and concluded defendant was aware of the theft and the location of the stolen items. It observed this was “kind of like a conspiracy theory” and “when they divvy up the proceeds essentially of the theft, [defendant’s] got that gun safe, and she knew exactly what was going on with those guns.” Thus, “to the extent that [defendant] was involved in this large scale theft of guns and the gun safe,” the trial court ordered restitution. The restitution…