Judges and Judiciary
Sep. 15, 2000
Judge Must Set Restitution Herself
In an unpublished opinion, a state appellate court has ruled that a judge cannot abdicate its judicial functions to the Department of Corrections.
When Odilon Placido was sentenced after pleading guilty for sexually abusing a minor, Orange County Superior Court Judge Kazuharu Makino was unable to ascertain the amount of loss for victim restitution. Instead, Makino ordered the De...
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