Restitution in Domestic Violence Case Does Not Violate Harvey Rule
Under People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 754, a defendant who signs a plea bargain allowing a sentencing judge to consider the entire case, including dismissed and charges not filed, waives the right to challenge his sentence.
In People v. Ronald Snow, a felony case out of Yolo County, the sentencing judge awarded $44,994.85 in victim restitution for, among other things, dental bills incurred by the victim when Snow knocked loose the victim’s dental crown with a punch and left eye surgery. Snow punched the same victim several more times in the jaw, threw her into a chair, cocked her and punched the victim so hard her left eye “popped out” of the socket, according to the victim.
A criminal complaint was first filed against Snow, charging him with two courts of felony corporal injury on a cohabitant (Penal Code
