What is the test for making restitution to a victim in a sexual assault case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from The PEOPLE V. BROWN, A124897, No. SC152536A (Cal. App. 2010):

Section 1202.4, subdivision (f), provides: "[I]n every case in which a victim has suffered economic loss as a result of the defendant's conduct, the court shall require that the defendant make restitution to the victim or victims in an amount established by court order, based on the amount of loss claimed by the victim... or any other showing to the court.... The court shall order full restitution unless it finds compelling and extraordinary reasons for not doing so, and states them on the record." The defendant has a right to a hearing to dispute the amount of restitution, and the court "may modify the amount, on its own motion or on the motion of the district attorney, the victim... or the defendant." ( 1202.4, subd. (f)(1).) Restitution to the victim is mandatory, although the court retains discretion as to the amount. (People v. Rowland (1997) 51 Cal.App.4th 1745, 1751-1753.)

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