People v. Erickson

The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's restitution order requiring defendant to pay the victim $4,015.44 to compensate him for wire defendant stole. In this case, defendant stole 520 feet of underwater copper wire from Four Sisters Ranch winery. After defendant's arrest, the police recovered and returned some of the wire. The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by ordering restitution where the victim was in a far less favorable condition than before the theft occurred and further hearings only serve to further victimize the victim. View "People v. Erickson" on Justia Law