Legal Opinion
Hanna v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 9, 2014No. PD-0876-13PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
in which MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, HERVEY and ALCALA, JJ„ joined.
Appellant pled guilty to driving .while intoxicated. The trial judge accepted his plea and ordered him to pay $7,767.88 in restitution to Lubbock Power and Light (LP & L) for repairing a utility pole that appellant’s car had struck. Appellant appealed, arguing that Article 42.0371 of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not authorize restitution because LP & L was not a “victim” of the offense for which he was convicted. The court of appeals agreed, holding that the restitution order was improper because (1) driving while…
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- Kirsch, Scott AlanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
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