Court Error – Order of Restitution

By: Derek Hawkins//August 15, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Deandre Anderson

Case No.: 16-3134

Officials: RIPPLE, ROVNER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Court Error – Order of Restitution

Deandre Anderson, who pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery, challenges an order of restitution. He contends that the district court compelled him to pay an extra $2,107—the value of stolen currency recovered by police minutes after the robbery and held by the government ever since. We agree with Anderson that the restitution award is overstated, and we remand for a determination of the correct amount.

Vacated and Remanded as to restitution award

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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