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U.S. v. Visinaiz, No. 2:03-CR-00701 (D.Utah) (344 F.Supp.2d 1310) (November 16, 2004) (Judge Paul G. Cassell)

Here the Court concluded that the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, "as expansively interpreted in Blakely, does not extend to restitution awards. Two separate justifications support this conclusion. First, restitution is not a penalty and therefore is simply not covered by the Sixth Amendment. Second, as a matter ...

 

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