Lemos v. State

OPINION

Opinion by:

CATHERINE STONE, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue of who qualifies as a victim under Texas’ restitution statutes. We are also asked to determine what type of monetary damages may be the subject of a restitution order. Appellant Ronald Lemos (“Lemos”) challenges the propriety of the trial court’s community supervision order in which Le-mos was ordered to pay three distinct amounts of restitution totaling $48,393. We reform the trial court’s order to delete the payment of $22,150 in restitution, and as reformed, we affirm the trial court’s order.

Factual and Procedural…