Tuesday, May 30, 2017

5/30/17: Restitution case

In Twenty-Nine Palms Band v. Kovall, --- F.3d ---, No. 15-50419 (9th Cir. 2017), the Court held that, although crime victims have constitutional standing to challenge restitution orders under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, they still cannot directly appeal such orders because neither the statute nor due process gives them that right. 

The case contains a helpful discussion of the statutory restitution provisions in federal law.