US
v. Zhou, No. 14-50288 (8-10-16)(Graber w/Silverman; dissent
by Tashima). The defendant pled to using an unauthorized access device to make
fraudulent purchases at Nordstrom. No
mention was made of similar fraudulent purchases at Target. Yet, at sentencing, the court ordered
restitution for both. On appeal, under
plain error, the 9th affirmed the court's order.
The 9th first decides what the standard of review
should be under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act. Since there was no objection, plain error was
appropriate. The 9th concluded that "the decline to consider "
standard for factual disputes was really an application of plain error.
On the merits, with the burden on the defendant, the
majority rooted around the record and pleadings to declare--haha!--there was
enough evidence to support the restitution order. This includes dates, language of the count
that reads the fraud occurred here and "elsewhere", and the PSR
report.
Tashima finds the majority's reading of the
indictment and record strained, and so dissents.
The decision is here:
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2016/08/10/14-50288.pdf
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