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Sixth Circuit Announces District Court Has Power to Waive Interest on Restitution Post-Sentencing, Resulting in Circuit Split

Loaded on Jan. 15, 2022 by Dale Chappell published in Criminal Legal News February, 2022, page 30
Filed under: Restitution. Location: Michigan.

by Dale Chappell

Acknowledging a circuit split on the issue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that district courts have the authority to waive interest on restitution post-sentencing.

Edmund Phillips was nearing release and filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Western District ...

 

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