United States Third Circuit
US v. Leahy, 03-4490, 4542, 4560, 2912, 4184
Restitution under the Victim and Witness Protection Act and the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act is a criminal penalty and the Sixth Amendment right to jury determinations of certain facts, as articulated in Booker, does not apply to forfeiture or to orders of restitution imposed as part of a criminal sentence under those two statutes.
Appellate Information
- Argued 11/01/2005
- Decided 02/15/2006
- Published 02/15/2006
Judges
- FUENTES, Circuit Judge., Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, SLOVITER, ALITO, ROTH, MCKEE, RENDELL, BARRY, AMBRO, FUENTES, SMITH, FISHER, VAN ANTWERPEN, ROSENN and BECKER Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Third Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Ian M. Comisky (Argued), Jordana Cooper, Matthew D. Lee, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Robert E. Welsh, Jr., Welsh & Recker, Philadelphia, PA, Jeffrey M. Miller, Nasuti & Miller, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants Paul J. Leahy, Timothy Smith and Dantone Inc., Robert Epstein (Argued), David McColgin (Argued), Elaine DeMasse, Maureen Kearney Rowley, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Federal Court Division, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants James C. Fallon and Kennard Gregg., Patrick L. Meehan, Laurie Magid, Mary E. Crowley, Joseph G. Poluka, Robert A. Zauzmer (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, David Farnham, United States Department of Justice, Washington DC, Joshua L. Dratel, Law Offices of Joshua L. Dratel, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae Party National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.