Does a court's failure to include costs incurred by appellant in the victim restitution order constitute an abuse of discretion?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Murphy, 2d Crim. No. B270874 (Cal. App. 2017):

court's conclusion that the claimed costs were incurred as a result of appellant's criminal conduct, its inclusion of those costs in the victim restitution order does not amount to an abuse of discretion. (People v. Millard (2009) 175 Cal.App.4th 7, 26.)

The judgment is affirmed.

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