Payne v. State, 873 So. 2d 621 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

Cases | Payne v. State, 873 So. 2d 621 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

The defendant pled no contest to one count of felony battery and was ordered to pay restitution. On appeal, the defendant argued that the state failed to prove direct causation between the defendant’s offense and the victim’s damages. The court of appeals held that the State did not...

P.H. v. State, 774 So. 2d 728 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Cases | P.H. v. State, 774 So. 2d 728 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

The juvenile defendant challenged a trial court order setting restitution at $640.98 based on damages arising from a simple battery. The court of appeals affirmed the portion of the order for the battery victim’s damaged and lost property and for the ambulance services when the victim was...

Osta v. State, 880 So. 2d 804 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

Cases | Osta v. State, 880 So. 2d 804 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

The defendant pled nolo contendere to failing to remit state taxes and grand theft in the third degree and was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay restitution to Florida’s Department of Revenue. After making few and sporadic payments, the defendant was charged with probation...

Noland v. State, 734 So. 2d 464 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

Cases | Noland v. State, 734 So. 2d 464 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

The defendant pled nolo contendere to dealing in stolen property and third degree grand theft of a VCR and video tapes and was placed on probation for three years. The court awarded restitution, including $125 for a refrigerator that the victim testified went missing on the same day as the other...

Moore v. State, 664 So. 2d 343 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

Cases | Moore v. State, 664 So. 2d 343 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

The defendant pled nolo contendere to the lesser included charge of battery and was sentenced to restitution of $21,383.90 after he and several others attacked the victim. On appeal, the defendant argued that since he was one of several defendants, the order of restitution was improper. The court...

Moore v. State, 694 So. 2d 836 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

Cases | Moore v. State, 694 So. 2d 836 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

The defendant pled no contest to second degree grand theft and was ordered to pay restitution of $75,451 as a condition of probation. At the restitution hearing, the State offered hearsay testimony as evidence of the amount of the victim’s loss, but failed to offer any documentary evidence....

Montalvo v. State, 705 So. 2d 984 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

Cases | Montalvo v. State, 705 So. 2d 984 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

The defendant pled nolo contendere to grand theft second degree and was sentenced to two years probation and restitution after stealing cruise tickets and amenities from his former employer, a cruise line. At the restitution hearing, the victim’s insurance company testified as to losses. The...

Molter v. State, 892 So. 2d 1115 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

Cases | Molter v. State, 892 So. 2d 1115 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

The defendant was ordered by the trial court to make restitution to victims for stolen items in two separate cases. On appeal, the defendant challenged these orders of restitution. In the first case, the court of appeals held that, even though the defendant waived his hearsay objection, the...

McElrath v. State, 821 So. 2d 1210 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

Cases | McElrath v. State, 821 So. 2d 1210 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

On appeal, the court of appeals vacated the restitution order because the trial court lacked jurisdiction to order restitution while the defendant’s underlying conviction was pending on appeal.

Mastrantoni v. State, 722 So. 2d 251 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

Cases | Mastrantoni v. State, 722 So. 2d 251 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

The defendant pled to a number of counts arising from his involvement in a car theft and was sentenced to probation and restitution. On appeal, the defendant argued, in part, that the court erred in imposing sums of restitution for certain items the victim reported as stolen with the car, such as...