Legal Opinion
United States v. Delores Elease Hairston
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1996No. 95-5771PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge MURNAGHAN and Judge LEGG joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
The Government appeals the district court’s decision to depart from the Sentencing Guidelines due to the defendant’s “extraordinary restitution.” The defendant’s restitution, offered to settle her civil liability to her employer, equaled less than half the amount she embezzled and came not from her own funds but from the generosity of friends. Concluding that the district court abused its discretion in finding that…
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