State v. MacLeod

ORDER ON APPELLEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS

MacLeod pleaded nolo contendere to DUI causing serious bodily injury, a third degree felony. On June 21, 1990, he was sentenced to 120 days in the county jail to be followed by five years of probation. The trial court expressly reserved jurisdiction on the question of restitution. On July 31, 1990, an order was entered which denied the State’s motion for restitution. This order found that a release executed by the victim’s guardian in a civil proceeding acted as a bar to restitution. The provisions of the release and the legislative intent of Florida’s…