(DOWNLOAD) "State v. Christensen" by Washington Court of Appeals # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Christensen
- Author : Washington Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 24, 2000
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
Description
Nelson Christensen, formerly a lawyer, was convicted of stealing from his clients. By the time the court held a hearing on restitution, one of the victims had already recovered part of her loss by settling a civil suit against Christensen. The trial court deducted the net amount the victim recovered from the total she had lost, and ordered Christensen to pay the balance. Appealing from the order of restitution, Christensen contends that the courts calculation of the balance effectively required him to pay the victims attorney fees in the civil suit. We hold that the American rule barring recovery of attorney fees in a civil suit does not preclude a court from using a restitution order to make the victim whole in a related criminal case.