What is the test for overturning a judgment in a victim restitution case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Gomez, H037792 (Cal. App. 2013):

"In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence [to support a restitution award], the ' "power of the appellate court begins and ends with a determination as to whether there is any substantial evidence, contradicted or uncontradicted," to support the trial court's findings.' [Citations.] Further, the standard of proof at a restitution hearing is by a preponderance of the evidence, not proof beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citation.] 'If the circumstances reasonably justify the [trial court's] findings,' the judgment may not be overturned when the circumstances might also reasonably support a contrary finding. [Citation.] We do not reweigh or reinterpret the evidence; rather, we determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support the inference drawn by the trier of fact. [Citations.]" (People v. Baker (2005) 126 Cal.App.4th 463, 468-469.)

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"At the core of the victim restitution statutory scheme is the mandate that a victim who suffers economic loss is entitled to restitution and that the restitution is to be 'based on the amount of loss claimed by the victim.' Thus, a victim seeking restitution (or someone on his or her behalf) initiates the process by identifying the type of loss . . . he or she has sustained and its monetary value." (People v. Fulton (2003) 109 Cal.App.4th 876, 885-886.)

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