Barrera, Sergio Vela

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

No. PD-1642-07

SERGIO VELA BARRERA, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON THE STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

IN CAUSE NO. 13-03-707-CR FROM THE 13TH COURT OF APPEALS

HIDALGO COUNTY

Holcomb, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Keller, P.J., and Price, Womack, Johnson, Keasler, Hervey, and Cochran, JJ., joined. Meyers, J., did not participate.

The trial court ordered appellant to pay restitution to his victim's estate although there was no evidence presented at trial to support such an order. (1) The court of appeals held that the proper…