What is the burden of proving an individual's claim of economic losses against a defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. David C. (In re David C.), A148082 (Cal. App. 2017):
As noted ante, "[o]nce the victim makes a prima facie showing of economic losses incurred as a result of the defendant's criminal acts, the burden shifts to the defendant to disprove the amount of losses claimed by the victim." (People v. Gemelli, supra, 161 Cal.App.4th at p. 1543.) Several courts have found that a victim's mere statement of
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