OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — An Oshkosh man has lost an appeal, claiming he shouldn’t have to pay $500 in restitution for damaging the victim’s clothing.
Jeffrey Butler pleaded no contest to criminal damage to property for the December 2020 incident. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay $500 to replace clothing belonging to the victim which he damaged.
On appeal, Butler argued the testimony was vague and there wasn’t sufficient evidence to support the amount awarded by the judge.
But in a seven-page decision issued Wednesday, the appeals court upheld the ruling.
“We conclude that the evidence presented was sufficient to support the court’s $500 clothing award,” the court ruled. “In addition to providing examples of specific clothing items Butler had damaged, (the victim) also testified that she had already spent $500 to replace some of the damaged clothing.”
