Gourley v. State

WOLF, Judge.

Defendant, Dennis Gourley, challenges a postconviction order for restitution in the amount of $1,540,000 which was entered following a conviction for aggravated assault and accessory after the fact. Appellant asserts that the injuries suffered by the victim were not caused directly or indirectly by his conduct. We agree and reverse.

Appellant and his codefendant were involved in an argument with three men outside a bar.1 As they attempted to leave the bar in appellant’s truck, the codefendant took his rifle from behind the passenger seat and shot toward the bar. After the shot,…