Nettles v. State

Appellant has appealed two restitution orders which we reverse based on lack of proof.

At the sentencing hearing the state offered no proof of restitution due other than the presentence investigation report (“PSI”). In one part of the PSI the figures ordered by the court did appear; however, the recommended restitution amounts in the PSI were substantially different. More important, the record reflects that appellant raised specific, bona fide objections to the damage values and requested a hearing on that issue, which the trial court refused. When a defendant raises a timely, bona fide…