California Courts of Appeal
Jun. 14, 2014
Attorney error should not cost client a chance to avoid restitution, court rules
A criminal defendant should not be harmed by his attorney's mistake, an appellate court has ruled, giving a convicted murderer a second chance to avoid paying $105,000 in restitution.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A criminal defendant should not be harmed by his attorney's mistake, an appellate court has ruled, giving a convicted murderer a second chance to avoid paying $105,000 in restitution.
Defendant Marlon Rivera was sentenced to 35 years to life and ordered to pay almost $25,000 to the Victims Compensation and Government Claims Board and $80,000 to two victims.
Following Rivera's convict...
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