Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Cabla v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 8, 1999No. 1639-98Published

1Concurrence

MEYERS

delivered a concurring opinion, in which JOHNSON and KEASLER, J.J., joined.

I agree -with the Court’s conclusion that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by ordering appellant to pay restitution as a condition of community supervision. In reaching the same result, however, I differ from the Court’s opinion in one respect. The Court indicates that the “inherent differences between the creditors and debtors of bankruptcy proceedings and the victims and defendants of criminal proceedings” are always sufficient to place a state criminal restitution order outside the scope of the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. Kelly v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Perez. v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Williams v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915

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