United States v. Antonio Slater

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• holding that the imposition of a shorter term for a defendant who can and does pay, but a longer term if she cannot and does not pay violates the Equal Protection Clause
• \[T]he equal protection clause prohibits a judge from conditioning a lower sentence on the payment of restitution.\ (Emphasis added.)
• “A sentencing order that allows a defendant to reduce the length of incarceration if she pays restitution is not materially different from a sentencing order that requires the defendant to serve more time if she does not pay restitution.”
• “A sentencing order that allows a defendant to reduce the length of incarceration if she pays restitution is not materially different from a sentencing order that requires the defendant to serve more time if she does' not pay restitution.”

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