The People, Plaintiff and Respondent v. Leroy Stanley, Defendant and Appellant

Summary

The court held that the restitution statute permits a trial court to award either the replacement cost of damaged property or the actual cost of repairing it when repair is possible; it does not require choosing the lesser amount. Because repair of the victim's truck was possible and the repair estimate was unchallenged, the trial court acted within its broad discretion by ordering restitution equal to the estimated repair cost. The judgment affirming the restitution order was therefore affirmed.