Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Buckley
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 8, 2016No. AC 15-P-734PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAgnes, J.
Victims of crime have the right to request that the sentence in a criminal case include an order that the defendant pay restitution to make up for the economic loss they suffered as a result of the defendant’s criminal conduct. 1 ‘“[T]he scope of restitution is limited to ‘loss or damage [that] is causally connected to the offense and bears a significant relationship to the offense.’ ” 2 Commonwealth v. McIntyre, 436 Mass. 829, 835 (2002), quoting from Glaubius v. State, 688 So. 2d 913, 915 (Fla. 1997).
In the present case, the defendant, Thomas E. Buckley, III, pleaded guilty to one count of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Paroline v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Glaubius v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
- United States v. KearneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Commonwealth v. NawnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- United States v. Steven Wayne TylerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by6 opinions
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