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Cardwell v. State

Citations

  • 484 S.E.2d 38
  • 225 Ga. App. 337
  • 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 1399
  • 1997 Ga. App. LEXIS 369

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  • holding that an estimated cost of repairs to the victim's truck and the original purchase price of a damaged CD player obtained from an electronics store employee, not only did not establish the fair market value of the items, but was also inadmissible hearsay
  • holding that an estimated cost of repairs to the victim’s truck and the original purchase price of a damaged CD player obtained from an electronic’s store employee, not only did not establish the fair market value of the items, but was also inadmissible hearsay
  • vacating and remanding restitution order, noting that victim’s testimony as to the estimated cost to repair his truck was not the fair market value of the truck and was inadmissible hearsay
  • amount of restitution recoverable in a criminal case may not exceed that which would be recoverable in a civil action
  • amount of restitution recoverable in a criminal case may not exceed that which would be recoverable in a civil action
  • “[t]he maximum amount of restitution recoverable in a criminal case is that which would be recoverable in a civil action”

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Judges: Andrews, Pope, Smith

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