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> dispensing it for victim's relief.

IANAL either but wouldn't the victim's relief come from a civil trial, not a criminal one?

I believe there are already processes in place that can be undertaken to delay payment on appeal. Why should criminal penalties be awarded, subject to immediate payment and then have to go through another court proceeding where the plaintiff has to prove their innocence again to get it back?

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> IANAL either but wouldn't the victim's relief come from a civil trial, not a criminal one?

Many jurisdictions have victim compensation as part of criminal process, which makes some sense as an economy of justice measure, since the burden of proof against the defendant is higher in criminal trial than it would be at a civil trial (so, in principle, the defendant isn't losing any protection) and it prevents the victim from having to go through the whole process of civil litigation.

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