Woods

Defendant Kendricks R. Woods appeals from the trial court’s order requiring him to pay restitution to the family of a murder victim even though he was convicted as an accessory after the fact only. We reverse.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On May 11, 2006, James Crowder was visiting with some friends on the porch of a house in Richmond. One of the friends was Burt Mascarenas. Defendant joined the group and warned them that it was not safe for them to remain at that location because he was having some problems with some other people. The group got into Mascarenas’s truck and drove about a block away.

After about an hour, Mascarenas decided that they should go back to the first house to continue socializing. Crowder went back to the porch, while Mascarenas and defendant walked away from the group to talk. Crowder noticed the voices becoming louder. He heard gunshots, stood up, and saw Mascarenas fall to the ground. He observed that the shooter was a man known by the street name of “Mossey,” later identified as Antoine Saucer. While fleeing the scene, Saucer turned around and met defendant, who was opening the gate at a nearby apartment complex. As defendant…