People v. Henderson

*469 Defendant Marlowe William Henderson, Jr., pleaded no contest to charges of stalking, vandalism, and disobeying a court order. At issue here is the validity of the trial court's resulting restitution order, which encompassed the victims' expenses for purchase and installation of a home security system.

BACKGROUND

In July 2016, defendant pleaded no contest to charges of stalking Christina T. between January 14, 2016, and February 23, 2016 ( Pen. Code, § 646.9, subd. (a) ), 1 felony vandalism of Elizabeth T.'s home (§ 594, subd. (a)), and disobeying a domestic relations order (§ 273.6, subd. (a)). The victims were mother and daughter. The issue of restitution was considered at the sentencing hearing, held in September 2016. The victims' losses totaled $17,639.68, including $5,796.79 to install a residential security system. The system included a monitored alarm system in the house with four cameras, installed on or about January 27, 2016. Two more cameras were installed in March 2016, along with motion detectors and security lights. Insurance paid $9,642.66 toward repair of the house and car but paid nothing toward the security system.

At the restitution hearing, defendant…