California Court of Appeal December 30, 2003, B167189 (People v. Hamilton)

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Opinion

MOSK, J.

INTRODUCTION

This appeal concerns a victim restitution obligation under former Penal Code section 1202.4.

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The principal issues presented are whether either of the following may be offset against a criminal defendant’s victim restitution obligation: (1) payments to the victim by the victim’s insurance carrier; or (2) payments to the victim by the insurer of defendant’s