United States v. Darlene G. Bruchey

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• concluding that VWPA is fundamentally penal in nature but that nevertheless a civil settlement can absolve the defendant of a need to pay restitution
• implying that a voluntarily executed agreement between a defendant and his victim would render a restitution order unnecessary
• requiring findings of fact on the statutory factors to be considered in imposing restitution under the Victim and Witness Protection Act
• confusingly concluding that VWPA is fundamentally penal in nature but that nevertheless a civil settlement can absolve a defendant of the need to pay restitution
• confusingly concluding that VWPA is fundamentally penal in nature but that nevertheless a civil settlement can absolve a defendant of the need to pay restitution
• \Criminal restitution . . . is part of the sentencing process [and] . . . is fundamentally ‘penal’ in nature.\

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