Legal Opinion
United States v. Viloski
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 17, 2016No. 14-4176-crPublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
The question presented is whether the criminal forfeiture imposed on defendant-appellant Benjamin Viloski (“Viloski”) violates the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment. Viloski argues that the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (David N. Hurd, Judge) erred when it declined to consider Viloski’s age, health, and financial condition in determining whether its previously issued forfeiture order of $1,273,285.50 was unconstitutionally excessive. Viloski also argues that even if the District Court properly ignored his…
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