The Tennessee Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases holding that restitution orders in criminal cases need not contain payment terms or a payment schedule to be final and appealable. Orders for restitution only have to set the amount of restitution; and, if no payment time is set, then the default payment time is the end of the defendant’s sentence.
In the first case, Johnny Summers Cavin pleaded guilty in the Sullivan County Criminal Court to burglary and theft of property valued be .