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California Probation Cannot Exceed Maximum for Unpaid Restitution

Loaded on May 6, 2015 by Mark Wilson published in Prison Legal News May, 2015, page 27
Filed under: Probation, Restitution. Location: California.

California Probation Cannot Exceed Maximum for Unpaid Restitution

by Mark Wilson

The California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, held on September 17, 2014 that trial courts lack authority to hold probationers in “suspended animation” beyond their maximum sentence to ensure full payment of victim restitution.

In California, restitution can ...

 

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