State v. Shinall

The State of Florida seeks review of a trial court order denying all restitution after appellee David Shinall entered a plea of no contest to workers’ compensation insurance fraud and agreed to pay restitution as determined by the trial court after hearing. We vacate the order and remand this matter with the requirement that the trial court adhere to the statutory mandate of “detail” in orders denying restitution.

At the restitution hearing, the State put on evidence that Shinall’s employer, Swisher International, incurred substantial investigative costs as a result of his allegedly fraudulent…