Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Crandon, No. 98-5161 (3rd Cir.) (173 F.3d 122) (March 18, 1999) (Judge Timothy K. Lewis) by Here the Third Circuit affirmed a restitution order that required a 39-year old defendant to pay some $57,000 towards his 14-year old victim's psychiatric expenses, and held that there is nothing in …

U.S. v. Izydore, No. 97-50537 (5th Cir.) (167 F.3d 213) (February 8, 1999) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss) by This case deals with the murky concept of "losses" under the Sentencing Guidelines and it shows how judges will often routinely, but incorrectly, use "consequential losses" to increase a defendant's sentence …

U.S. v. Marlatt, No. 93-3855 (7th Cir.) (24 F.3d 1005) (May 20, 1994) (Judge Richard A. Posner) by Case held that held that the $565,000 spent by the title insurance company in purchasing insured condominium units was not a "loss" caused by defendant's fraud for purposes of the fraud Guidelines …