U.S. v. Spiropoulos, No. 91-6058 (3rd Cir.) (976 F.2d 155) (September 25, 1992) (Judge Edward R. Becker)
The Court concluded in part that the Sentencing Reform Act "does not authorize the assessment of a fine to pay for the costs of a defendant's imprisonment. Certainly, there is no specific reference in the statute to recouping the costs of imprisonment as an appropriate goal of sentencing. Nor do …
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