In re M.R. CA1/2
Defendant M.R. was tried as an adult and convicted of the murder and robbery of Ivan Miranda, crimes that took place when M.R. was 15 years old. He was sentenced to a prison term of 35 years to life and ordered to pay approximately $100,000 in restitution. After changes in the law that narrowed the felony murder rule and prohibited the transfer of juveniles under 16 years old to adult court, M.R.’s murder conviction was vacated and his case transferred back to juvenile court, where he was again ordered to pay some $100,000 in restitution. M.R. argues that the juvenile court lacked jurisdiction to order him to pay restitution and that vacating his murder conviction eliminated the factual basis for the restitution award. We affirm.
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