What is the test for abuse of discretion in a restitution order?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Johnson, B249732 (Cal. App. 2014):
We review restitution orders for abuse of discretion. (People v. Giordano (2007) 42 Cal.4th 644, 663.) "Under this standard, while a trial court has broad discretion to choose a method for calculating the amount of restitution, it must employ a method that is rationally designed to determine the surviving victim's economic loss. To facilitate appellate review of the trial court's restitution order, the trial court must take care to make a record of the restitution hearing, analyze the evidence presented, and make a clear statement of the calculation method used and how that method justifies the amount
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