P. v. Haneline
In 2002, defendant pled no contest to the misdemeanors of assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, S 245, subd. (a)(1)) and brandishing a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, S 417, subd. (a)(1)). At the time his pleas were accepted, the trial court noted that one of the terms of probation was that defendant be returned to court for a restitution hearing, which was scheduled for June 17, 2002. On that date, the trial court ordered defendant to make restitution to the Victims Compensation and Government Claims Board in an amount the Board determined, plus 10 percent. By December, 2003, the victim had made a claim to and been paid by the Board in the amount of $7,226, which the People requested the defendant be ordered to pay to the Board. The matter was continued until July 27, 2005. At a hearing on that date, defendant claimed, inter alia, that admission of redacted copies of two bills for dental work performed on the victim and a letter from the custodian of records at the Board, signed under penalty of perjury, certifying that these bills were submitted to and paid by the Board, violated his right to confrontation under Crawford v. Washington (2004) 541 U.S. 36.(Crawford) The trial court found there was no violation of Crawford and ordered defendant to pay the Board $7,226. Defendant appealed from this ruling. The restitution order is affirmed.
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