U.S. v. KRESS

No. 91-1237.

944 F.2d 155 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America v. Gerald KRESS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 16, 1991.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee J. Dobkin (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Brian P. Flaherty (argued), Wolf, Block, Schor & Solis-Cohen, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Before COWEN, NYGAARD and WEIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

COWEN, Circuit Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether a district court may properly require a criminal defendant to pay post-judgment interest on restitution due the United States government as a condition of probation, when that interest accrues from the day of sentencing at a monthly rate of one-and-one-half percent. Because we hold that the Victim and Witness Protection Act (VWPA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663-64 (1988...

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