People v. Gonzales

Defendant, George Gonzales, appeals from a September 8, 1987, order of the trial court which fixed the amount of restitution he was obligated to pay and from a November 18, 1987, order denying his motion to reconsider the earlier order of restitution. His sole appellate contention is that the trial court’s order of restitution was erroneous because the State failed to adduce proper or sufficient evidence of damages.

On November 3, 1986, the defendant entered a negotiated plea of guilty to the offense of criminal damage to property valued under $300 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 21 —…