United States v. Morrell Watchman

SETH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a motion to reduce defendant’s sentence insofar as it included an order of restitution in the amount of $13,556.88 to the victim for medical treatment for physical injuries.

The appellant challenges the constitutionality of the statute authorizing restitution (18 U.S.C. § 3579 and § 3580), the amounts, and procedure used.

The basic constitutional issue has been considered by the Eighth Circuit in United States v. Florence, 741 F.2d 1066 (8th Cir. 1984), in United States v. Brown, 744 F.2d 905 (2d Cir.1984), and in United States v. Welden, 568 F.Supp. 516…