California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The PEOPLE V. GARCIA, E048416, No. FVI700950 (Cal. App. 2010):
without referring to factual findings in the record or remanding for further findings.'" (People v. Brach, supra, 95 Cal.App.4th at p. 578.) The appropriate amount of restitution is precisely the sort of factual determination that can and should be brought to the trial court's attention if the defendant believes the award is excessive. Here, because defendant did not object to the amount of restitution in the trial court, he forfeited our consideration of the issue on appeal.
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