Restitution Ordered By a Court in a Theft (or Other Criminal Case) Cannot Include the Cost of Investigating the Crime

CAN A DEFENDANT BE FORCED TO PAY FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF HIS OR HER CRIMINAL CASE (E.G. A THEFT INVESTIGATION)? The Court of Appeals for the State of Ohio recently held that a trial court may only order restitution in a criminal case that is the “direct or proximate result”