Taylor v. State, 45 P.3d 103 (Okla. Crim. App. 2002)

Cases | Taylor v. State, 45 P.3d 103 (Okla. Crim. App. 2002) | 2018

The defendant was convicted of attempted co-joint robbery and of three counts of co-joint robbery; he was sentenced to ten years in prison on each count. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution for the victim’s lost wages, including half of the victim’s wages that she lost for missing two days of work in order to testify at the trial. On appeal, the defendant raised many issues and argued that the trial court erred in failing to determine restitution with reasonable certainty and by imposing restitution for alleged damages that were not resulting from the offense of the convictions. The court of appeal held that no testimony supported the victim’s claim of lost wages and the trial court did not determine the extent of the victim’s damages with reasonable certainty. The matter was remanded to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing. The judgment was affirmed; the sentences were modified on other issues.