People v. Martinez CA2/2

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Crystal Monique Martinez appeals the trial court’s order directing her to pay restitution to V.G., whose personally identifying information Martinez used in violation of Penal Code section 530.5, subdivision (a).1 Specifically, Martinez contends the trial court erred in compensating V.G.’s loss of nonworking time spent personally repairing the damage Martinez did to V.G.’s credit. While we agree with Martinez that such a loss is not an “economic loss” within the meaning of section 1202.4, subdivision (a), Martinez fails to show the restitution was not a permissible condition of probation under section 1203.1 and affirm on that basis.

BACKGROUND

V.G. believes she lost her wallet in January 2022 while walking to work. It somehow wound up in the hands of Martinez. Martinez was already a prolific identity thief, convicted on four separate occasions of violating section 530.5. Martinez used V.G.’s information to try to open credit accounts in V.G.’s name at various retailers, including Nordstrom, Home Depot, and Best Buy. She also used V.G.’s identity to rent a truck from Home Depot (which was returned damaged) and to borrow books from the Los Angeles Public…