HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
As a matter of first impression in this circuit, we hold that the Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3579 and 3580 ("Act") does not afford a victim under the Act standing to appeal the rescission of a restitution order.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On April 30, 1987, a grand jury charged Antoinette Blevins Johnson with 30 counts of forging endorsements of and cashing social security checks made...
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