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People v. Pinedo

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 21, 1998No. B111299PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

COFFEE, J.

Appellant Alfredo Vidal Pinedo was ordered to pay direct victim restitution as a condition of his probation. The amount included attorney’s fees incurred by the victim to secure a civil settlement from appellant’s insurance carrier. Because appellant failed to demonstrate the amount of fees was unreasonable, we affirm.

Facts

Appellant was in a traffic collision while driving with a blood-alcohol level of .19 percent. His car spun out of control and hit a car driven by Jonathan Richards, who was injured as a result. Richards retained counsel and received a civil settlement of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. CarbajalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. People v. OrtizCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
  3. People Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. YukiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  4. People v. RiveraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
  5. People v. LyonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. MillardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  2. People v. KEICHLERCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
  3. People v. HoveCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
  4. People v. FultonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
  5. People v. MaheshwariCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003

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