Split Washington Appeals Panel Says Restitution Amount Not A Jury Issue

(October 13, 2020, 10:46 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A 2-1 Washington appeals panel on Oct. 12 found that a man’s rights to due process under the U.S. Constitution and the Washington Constitution were not violated when a lower court judge denied his request to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses during a restitution hearing and that a jury is not needed to determine the amount of restitution (Washington v. Donald W. Morgan, No. 80030-2-I, Wash. App., 1st Div., 2020 Wash. App. LEXIS 2661)....

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