Dana Hanna v. State

OPINION

BRIAN QUINN, Chief Justice.

Dana Hanna appeals his conviction for driving while intoxicated and attacks the trial court’s order directing him to pay Lubbock Power and Light (LP & L) $7,767.88 in restitution. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Situation

No one disputes that appellant struck a telephone pole while driving in an intoxicated state. Nor is it disputed that the pole belonged to LP & L, that he pled guilty to driving while intoxicated, that the trial court accepted the plea, convicted him of the offense and ordered him to pay the aforementioned sum as restitution for…