U.S. v. Fields, No. 96-1168, No. 431 (2nd Cir.) (113 F.3d 313) (May 12, 1997) (Judge Richard J. Cardamone)
Loaded on June 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
June 23, 1997
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Ability to Pay.
Court affirmed imposition of $25,000 fine even though evidence "suggested" defendant's inability to pay fine.
One of the issues raised in this case was whether the district court erred when it imposed a fine of $25,000 on the defendant, despite the facts that the presentence report concluded that …
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