California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kirby, F058793, Super. Ct. No. F07906388 (Cal. App. 2011):
We review the trial court's restitution order for abuse of discretion. "A restitution order that is based on a demonstrable error of law constitutes an abuse of the trial court's discretion. [Citation.]" (People v. Woods (2008) 161 Cal.App.4th 1045, 1048-1049 (Woods).) When there is a factual and rational basis for the amount of restitution ordered by the trial court, however, no abuse of discretion will be found on appeal. (People v. Prosser (2007) 157 Cal.App.4th 682, 686.)
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