What is the test for determining whether a defendant's ability to pay in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Pait, B282188 (Cal. App. 2019):
A defendant's ability to pay also includes consideration of "the defendant's ability to obtain prison wages." (People v. Hennessey (1995) 37 Cal.App.4th 1830, 1837; People v. Johnson,
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