Wells v. State
This text of 573 So. 2d 1014 (Wells v. State) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District Court of Appeal of Florida primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
Appellant appeals an order requiring him to make restitution for hand tools allegedly stolen. In a restitution hearing, the state has the -burden of proof, by the preponderance of evidence, as to the amount of loss sustained by a victim as a result of the offense. § 775.089(7), Fla.Stat. (1989). The appellant admitted to stealing the power tools, but denied stealing the hand tools. The state in this case concedes that the prosecutor failed to carry his burden in demonstrating the amount of loss as to the hand tools.
This case is, thus, remanded to the trial court with instructions that the order be modified to reflect only the value of the power tools that were stolen.
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