What is the test for abuse of the amount of victim restitution awarded?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Earl, C076200 (Cal. App. 2015):
A challenge to the amount of victim restitution awarded is reviewed for abuse of discretion. (People v. Taylor (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th 757, 761.) The trial court's
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