Goble v. State

This cause is before us on appeal from a judgment and sentence entered on a plea of nolo contendere to three counts of grand theft of an automobile. Restitution was denied in two of the convictions and awarded in the amount of $1,071.12 as to the third. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred in awarding restitution because he is unable to pay and because the evidence was insufficient to establish the amount of restitution.

In Hawthorne v. State, 558 So.2d 156, 157 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990), this court held:

Although Section 775.089(6), Florida Statutes (1988 Supp.), requires the…