Graham v. State Board of Control

Opinion

PUGLIA, P. J.

James Graham (plaintiff) appeals from a judgment denying his petition for a writ of mandamus (Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5) to set aside a decision of respondent State Board of Control (Board) which denied his application for restitution as the victim of a violent crime (Gov. Code, §§ 13959-13969.3 (hereafter the Statute); all references to sections of an undesignated code are to the Government Code.) The Statute authorizes a crime victim and specified members of the victim’s family to obtain restitution for pecuniary loss suffered as a direct result of a criminal act. (See…