Skip navigation
Punch and Jurists

In Re: Amy, No. 09-41238 (5th Cir.) (591 F.3d 792) (December 21, 2009) (Judge W. Eugene Davis)

Loaded on March 8, 2010 published in Punch and Jurists March 08, 2010
Filed under: Punch And Jurists.

Here, a divided Court held that the district court was not "indisputably wrong" when it declined to order restitution on the grounds that the Government had failed to prove that the defendant's conduct proximately caused the victim any damages.

The case is particularly noted for Judge Dennis' dissent, in which ...

 

Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.

As a digital subscriber to Punch and Jurists, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.

Subscribe today

Already a subscriber? Login

More from this issue:

  1. Doody v. Schriro, No. 06-17161 (9th Cir.) (596 F.3d 620) (February 25, 2010) (Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson)
  2. U.S. v. Ghailani, No. S10 98 Crim. 1023 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.) (687 F.Supp.2d 365) (January 21, 2010) (Judge Lewis A. Kaplan)
  3. Al Bakri v. Obama, No. Civ. No. 08-1307 (D.D.C.) (660 F.Supp.2d 1) (April 2, 2009) (Judge John D. Bates)
  4. Maryland v. Shatzer, No. 08-680 (U.S. Supreme Court) (559 U.S. 98; 130 S.Ct. 1213) (February 24, 2010) (Justice Scalia)
  5. Florida v. Powell, No. 08-1175 (U.S. Supreme Court) (559 U.S. 50; 130 S.Ct. 1195) (February 23, 2010) (Justice Ginsburg)
  6. Thaler v. Haynes, No. 09-273 (U.S. Supreme Court) (559 U.S. 43; 130 S.Ct. 1171) (February 22, 2010) (Per Curiam)
  7. U.S. v. MacPherson, No. 08-1829-cr (CON) (2nd Cir.) (590 F.3d 215) (December 30, 2009) (Per Curiam)
  8. Bull v. City and County of San Francisco, No. 05-17080 (9th Cir.) (596 F.3d 964) (February 9, 2010) (Judge Sandra S. Ikuta)
  9. In Re: Amy, No. 09-41238 (5th Cir.) (591 F.3d 792) (December 21, 2009) (Judge W. Eugene Davis)
  10. Johnson v. U.S., No. 08-6925 (U.S. Supreme Court) (559 U.S. 133; 130 S.Ct. 1265) (March 2, 2010) (Justice Scalia)
  11. U.S. v. Rozier, No. 08-17061 (11th Cir.) (598 F.3d 768) (March 4, 2010) (Per Curiam)

More from these topics: