OPINION
OVERSTREET, Judge.
This is a post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Article 11.07, V.A.C.C.P. On February 8, 1991, applicant was convicted in the 221st Judicial District Court of Montgomery County for the [5]*5offenses of Burglary of a Habitation in cause numbers 90-09-01053-CR (enhanced), 90-10-01225-CR, 90-10-01226-CR, 90-10-1227-CR, and 90-10-01228-CR. Applicant’s challenge is directed to cause number 90-10-01225-CR wherein the indictment alleged that the complainant was Donna Whatley and that the offense was committed on or about the 27th day of August 1990.
Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, applicant entered pleas of guilty, and the trial court found applicant guilty as charged in each indictment and assessed punishment in each cause at thirty years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. The trial court further, pursuant to the plea bargain agreement, ordered all sentences to run concurrently. No appeal was taken from these convictions.
We filed and set this application to decide the validity of the trial court’s order of restitution contained in the judgment. The judgment recites “Total Amount of Restitution/Reparation: $10,988.20[,]” and contains an order that applicant “pay restitution in the total sum of $10,988.20 for the benefit of (1) $250.00 to Donald Snortland, [specific street address]; (2) $10,738.20 to U.S.A.A., [specific post office box address], and said sum to be payable to the District Clerk of Montgomery County, Texas upon Defendant’s release on parole or mandatory suspension [sic].”
I.
APPLICANT’S CONTENTION
Applicant contends the restitution order violates due process of law under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and due course of law under Article I, Section 19 of the State of Texas Constitution for multiple reasons; (1) he was given no notice and no opportunity to be heard, and (2) the victim to which he was to pay restitution was a third-party not related to the charged offense.
II.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
We ordered the trial court to supplement the record with relevant documents or conduct an evidentiary hearing and to make findings of fact as to whether any documentation exists to reflect that applicant was convicted of the offense for which he has been ordered to pay restitution or that he agreed to pay such restitution. Our review of the supplemental record reveals that both the trial prosecuting and defense attorneys have submitted affidavits reflecting their recollections of the plea agreement. A copy of the statement of facts of the plea proceedings is also included.
The prosecutor’s affidavit indicates that during plea negotiations, it is her practice to make notations in her file concerning the negotiations and to use a standard form which remains in the file. Her affidavit also states that “[t]he form pertaining to the [instant # 90-10-01225-CR] cause indicates a total in restitution of $10988.20 with $250 of said total sum for the benefit of Donald Snortland and $10738.20 of said total sum for the benefit of U.S.A.A.” The affidavit adds that it is her practice to include in plea negotiations the sums for restitution when the victim has provided this information, and that she does not include these sums without first informing defense counsel, and in this case, these sums were included in the judgment, and that “[t]he judgment (original and copy for the defendant) was given to defense counsel prior to the defendant entering his plea.”
Defense counsel’s affidavit states that during plea negotiations it is his practice to make notations, and that he uses a standard disposition form which remains in his file. His affidavit also states that “[t]he form pertaining to the [instant # 90-10-01225-CR] cause does not have any indication of restitution ordered or negotiatedf,]” and that it is his practice to include in plea negotiations sums for restitution if the assistant district attorney requires such as a condition of a plea agreement. The affidavit adds that his records do not indicate that restitution was requested in this ease. While it states that he does not now recall whether this information was relayed to him by the assistant district attorney, and that he does not now recall whether or not he relayed any informa[6]*6tion to Ms client regarding restitution, it also says that “the primary importance and the central focus of the negotiations with the [assistant [district [attorney was the number of years of which [Ms] client would be receiving as a result of his plea of guilty[,]” and that Ms records show the term of thirty years confinement as the only term of disposition; as there were a number of causes upon wMch applicant was originally charged, and the agreement centered mainly upon him accepting thirty years in prison, to be served concurrently on those charges.
The trial court’s fact findings state that it found that the record of the plea proceedings “contains no mention, by either the State or [a]pplieant, of a fine or restitution to be paid[,]” while the judgment, signed by the trial court, “indicates that the ‘Total Amount of Restitution/Reparation’ is $10,988.20.” The fact findings also indicate that applicant was sentenced to thirty years confinement and further ordered to pay $10,988.20 restitution, wMch was itemized as to pay $250 to the benefit of Donald Snortland and $10,-738.20 to the benefit of U.S.A.A. The findings also note that “[a]t the conclusion of the document, the trial court has signed and the applicant has applied Ms right index fingerprint.” It also made fact findings wMch comported with the two attorneys’ affidavits, including that the sums were included in the judgment and that the State gave a copy of the judgment to defense counsel prior to the defendant entering his plea. The trial court recommended that the relief requested by applicant be demed.
III.
ANALYSIS OF THIRD-PARTY CONTENTION
In Martin v. State, 874 S.W.2d 674 (Tex.Cr.App.1994), we have recently discussed the propriety of awarding restitution to victims of crimes for which the defendant has not been charged and convicted, albeit in the context of restitution as a condition of probation. We held that by specifically providing that a defendant may not be ordered to make payments except restitution “to the victim,” the Legislature intended to limit the discretion of the trial court in ordering restitution payments and accordingly limited restitution to the victim of the offense for which the defendant was convicted. Id. We tMnk that that reasoning is equally applicable to restitution as a condition of parole.
As noted above, the complainant in the instant # 90-10-01225-CR cause is Donna Whatley, while the trial court ordered applicant to pay restitution in that cause for the benefit of Donald Snortland and U.S.A.A. Applicant avers, and the State does not dispute, that neither Donald Snortland nor U.S.A.A. were the complainants in any of the five cases wMch he was sentenced on per the plea agreement. Likewise, applicant avers, and the State does not dispute, that Donald Snortland was the victim of another burglary, apparently which was not prosecuted.
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OPINION
OVERSTREET, Judge.
This is a post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Article 11.07, V.A.C.C.P. On February 8, 1991, applicant was convicted in the 221st Judicial District Court of Montgomery County for the [5]*5offenses of Burglary of a Habitation in cause numbers 90-09-01053-CR (enhanced), 90-10-01225-CR, 90-10-01226-CR, 90-10-1227-CR, and 90-10-01228-CR. Applicant’s challenge is directed to cause number 90-10-01225-CR wherein the indictment alleged that the complainant was Donna Whatley and that the offense was committed on or about the 27th day of August 1990.
Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, applicant entered pleas of guilty, and the trial court found applicant guilty as charged in each indictment and assessed punishment in each cause at thirty years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. The trial court further, pursuant to the plea bargain agreement, ordered all sentences to run concurrently. No appeal was taken from these convictions.
We filed and set this application to decide the validity of the trial court’s order of restitution contained in the judgment. The judgment recites “Total Amount of Restitution/Reparation: $10,988.20[,]” and contains an order that applicant “pay restitution in the total sum of $10,988.20 for the benefit of (1) $250.00 to Donald Snortland, [specific street address]; (2) $10,738.20 to U.S.A.A., [specific post office box address], and said sum to be payable to the District Clerk of Montgomery County, Texas upon Defendant’s release on parole or mandatory suspension [sic].”
I.
APPLICANT’S CONTENTION
Applicant contends the restitution order violates due process of law under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and due course of law under Article I, Section 19 of the State of Texas Constitution for multiple reasons; (1) he was given no notice and no opportunity to be heard, and (2) the victim to which he was to pay restitution was a third-party not related to the charged offense.
II.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
We ordered the trial court to supplement the record with relevant documents or conduct an evidentiary hearing and to make findings of fact as to whether any documentation exists to reflect that applicant was convicted of the offense for which he has been ordered to pay restitution or that he agreed to pay such restitution. Our review of the supplemental record reveals that both the trial prosecuting and defense attorneys have submitted affidavits reflecting their recollections of the plea agreement. A copy of the statement of facts of the plea proceedings is also included.
The prosecutor’s affidavit indicates that during plea negotiations, it is her practice to make notations in her file concerning the negotiations and to use a standard form which remains in the file. Her affidavit also states that “[t]he form pertaining to the [instant # 90-10-01225-CR] cause indicates a total in restitution of $10988.20 with $250 of said total sum for the benefit of Donald Snortland and $10738.20 of said total sum for the benefit of U.S.A.A.” The affidavit adds that it is her practice to include in plea negotiations the sums for restitution when the victim has provided this information, and that she does not include these sums without first informing defense counsel, and in this case, these sums were included in the judgment, and that “[t]he judgment (original and copy for the defendant) was given to defense counsel prior to the defendant entering his plea.”
Defense counsel’s affidavit states that during plea negotiations it is his practice to make notations, and that he uses a standard disposition form which remains in his file. His affidavit also states that “[t]he form pertaining to the [instant # 90-10-01225-CR] cause does not have any indication of restitution ordered or negotiatedf,]” and that it is his practice to include in plea negotiations sums for restitution if the assistant district attorney requires such as a condition of a plea agreement. The affidavit adds that his records do not indicate that restitution was requested in this ease. While it states that he does not now recall whether this information was relayed to him by the assistant district attorney, and that he does not now recall whether or not he relayed any informa[6]*6tion to Ms client regarding restitution, it also says that “the primary importance and the central focus of the negotiations with the [assistant [district [attorney was the number of years of which [Ms] client would be receiving as a result of his plea of guilty[,]” and that Ms records show the term of thirty years confinement as the only term of disposition; as there were a number of causes upon wMch applicant was originally charged, and the agreement centered mainly upon him accepting thirty years in prison, to be served concurrently on those charges.
The trial court’s fact findings state that it found that the record of the plea proceedings “contains no mention, by either the State or [a]pplieant, of a fine or restitution to be paid[,]” while the judgment, signed by the trial court, “indicates that the ‘Total Amount of Restitution/Reparation’ is $10,988.20.” The fact findings also indicate that applicant was sentenced to thirty years confinement and further ordered to pay $10,988.20 restitution, wMch was itemized as to pay $250 to the benefit of Donald Snortland and $10,-738.20 to the benefit of U.S.A.A. The findings also note that “[a]t the conclusion of the document, the trial court has signed and the applicant has applied Ms right index fingerprint.” It also made fact findings wMch comported with the two attorneys’ affidavits, including that the sums were included in the judgment and that the State gave a copy of the judgment to defense counsel prior to the defendant entering his plea. The trial court recommended that the relief requested by applicant be demed.
III.
ANALYSIS OF THIRD-PARTY CONTENTION
In Martin v. State, 874 S.W.2d 674 (Tex.Cr.App.1994), we have recently discussed the propriety of awarding restitution to victims of crimes for which the defendant has not been charged and convicted, albeit in the context of restitution as a condition of probation. We held that by specifically providing that a defendant may not be ordered to make payments except restitution “to the victim,” the Legislature intended to limit the discretion of the trial court in ordering restitution payments and accordingly limited restitution to the victim of the offense for which the defendant was convicted. Id. We tMnk that that reasoning is equally applicable to restitution as a condition of parole.
As noted above, the complainant in the instant # 90-10-01225-CR cause is Donna Whatley, while the trial court ordered applicant to pay restitution in that cause for the benefit of Donald Snortland and U.S.A.A. Applicant avers, and the State does not dispute, that neither Donald Snortland nor U.S.A.A. were the complainants in any of the five cases wMch he was sentenced on per the plea agreement. Likewise, applicant avers, and the State does not dispute, that Donald Snortland was the victim of another burglary, apparently which was not prosecuted. Applicant also avers without dispute that the assistant district attorney filed a statement of fact form to the Board of Pardons and Paroles from which it could be inferred that applicant was captured fleeing the scene of the Snortland burglary, and that Mr. Snort-land at some unknown date several weeks after the arrest submitted an estimate and itemization listing various property missing valued at $11,874.50.
In light of Martin and these facts, particularly that neither Donald Snortland nor U.S.A.A. was the complainant in the instant # 90-10-01225-CR cause which ordered the restitution, we conclude that the trial court was without authority to order restitution to them in that cause.1 We therefore conclude that applicant is entitled to relief.
[7]*7In light of our disposition based upon applicant’s third-party contention, it is not necessary to address his claim as to lack of notice and opportunity to be heard. However, we point out that it is well-settled that the defendant is entitled to notice that a deadly weapon affirmative finding will be sought. Ex parte Beck, 769 S.W.2d 626 (Tex.Cr.App.1989); Ex parte Patterson, 740 S.W.2d 766 (Tex.Cr.App.1987). We also note that V.T.C.A.Fam.Code, § 54.041(b) provides that if a child has been found to have engaged in delinquent conduct arising from an offense in which property damage or loss or personal injury has occurred, the juvenile court, on notice to all persons affected and on hearing, may order the child or a parent to make restitution to the victim of the offense.
Accordingly, relief is granted. The judgment in cause # 90-10-01225-CR in the 221st Judicial District Court of Montgomery County is ordered reformed to delete the above-discussed restitution order. Copies of this opinion shall be forwarded to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division and Pardons and Paroles Division.