California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vicencio, E054311 (Cal. App. 2012):
"With one exception, restitution orders are limited to the victim's economic damages. The exception is for [n]oneconomic losses, including, but not limited to, psychological harm, for felony violations of Section 288.' [Citations.]" (People v. Smith (2011) 198 Cal.App.4th 415, 431.) This is the restitution order, which both the trial court and the probation report referred to as a restitution "fine," that defendant challenges as both unauthorized by law and not intended by the trial court.
A. The Restitution Amount is Authorized by Law
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