United States v. Walker

I dissent from the granting of the motion for reconsideration. I believe that, absent an error of constitutional magnitude or a miscarriage of justice, once this Court grants the precise relief requested by appellate counsel for the accused, the interests of judicial economy warrant invoking the doctrine of waiver.1 I would deny the motion.

Since my brethren have nonetheless granted reconsideration, I concur in the result based upon our earlier interpretation of precedent regarding the trial court’s failure to announce the words “per month” after the amount to be forfeited.2

I also concur with…