Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert E. Hines
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1996No. 95-3026PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Robert E. Hines pleaded guilty to drug and firearm offenses. The district court sentenced him to ninety months in prison and three years of supervised release. The court also imposed a fine of approximately $300,-000, based upon the fact that Hines will receive $1,550,000 in personal injury settlement payments over the next thirty-five years. Hines appeals this fine. We conclude that, while the fine is not constitutionally excessive, the district court erred in refusing to consider “the burden that the fine will impose upon ... any person who is financially dependent on…
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