Focus (Forum & Focus)
Sep. 9, 2008
Restitution Doesn't Pay
The current decisions on restitution greatly favor the victims and make it difficult for defendants come out from the shadows, write Issac Rees and Frank Loo. - Forum Column
By Isaac Rees and Frank Loo
This article appears on Page 6
Under the California Constitution, Article I, Section 28B, a victim of a crime is entitled to restitution for any economic loss resulting from the commission of a crime from any defendant convicted of that crime. Penal Code (1202.4(a)(1). A victim that incurs a loss that is caused by the defendants' conduct is entitled to restitution. Peo...
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