U.S. v. KONES

Nos. 95-1434 and 95-1435.

77 F.3d 66 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America v. Richard Joseph KONES, Michele Harris, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Stiles, United States Attorney, Walter S. Batty, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief of Appeals, Edward Zittlau (argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of U.S. Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for appellee United States of America.

Laurence S. Shtasel, Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley, Philadelphia, PA, Bruce A. Franzel (argued), Oxenburg & Franzel, Philadelphia, PA, for appellee Richard Joseph Kones.

Anna M. Durbin (argued), Pamela A. Wilk, Ardmore, PA, for appellant Michele Harris.

Before: SLOVITER, Chief Judge, and STAPLETON and SAROKIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:

Michele Harris appeals the judgment of sentence imposed on Richard Kones. At sentencing, Harris sought restitution pursuant to the restitution provisions of the Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982 (VWPA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663-3664. The district court concluded that it had no power to order restitution because Harris was not a "victim" of Kones' offenses within...

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