Legal Opinion

McElrath v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 26, 2002No. Nos. 5D01-1642, 5D01-3481PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

We affirm McElrath’s convictions. However, we vacate the restitution order entered by the trial court because the trial court lacked jurisdiction to order restitution while McElrath’s underlying conviction was pending on appeal. Torres v. State, 812 So.2d 610 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).1

*1211CONVICTIONS AFFIRMED; RESTITUTION ORDER VACATED; CASE REMANDED.

SHARP, W., PLEUS and ORFINGER, R.B., JJ., concur.. Although we vacate the restitution order because the trial court lacked jurisdiction, the trial court's determination regarding restitution was substantively correct. Section 775.089(l)(a), Florida…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Henninger v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Torres v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. GoellerSupreme Court of Kansas · 2003

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API