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ROBERS v. U.S.

No. 12-9012.

134 S.Ct. 1854 (2014)

188 L.Ed.2d 885

Benjamin ROBERS, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 5, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Donovan, Esquire , Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey T. Green , Jacqueline G. Cooper , David R. Kuney , Jeffrey S. Beelaert , Adam N. Hallowell , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, Josh C. Hess , Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA, Sarah O'Rourke Schrup , Chicago, IL, Christopher Donovan, Counsel of Record, Pruhs & Donovan, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, Jonathan E. Hawley , Chief Federal Public Defender, Daniel T. Hansmeier , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Mythili Raman , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Sarah E. Harrington , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Kirby A. Heller , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the United States.

Justice BREYER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 requires certain offenders to restore property lost by their victims as a result of the crime. 18 U.S.C. § 3663A. A provision in the statute says that, when return of the property lost by the victim is "impossible, impracticable, or inadequate," the offender must pay the victim "an amount equal to ... the value of the property" less "the value (as of the date the...

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