Here is the opinion, issued today (5-4).
The petitioner is a member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
Prior postings with briefs here.
Dolan v. United States
SCT Oral Argument Transcript in Dolan v. United States
Oral Argument Tuesday in Supreme Court Criminal Restitution Case Involving Mescalero Apache Indian
Here are the briefs from the ABA website:
Merit briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Brian Russell Dolan
- Brief for Respondent United States
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Brian Russell Dolan
Amicus briefs
Petitioner’s Brief in Dolan v. U.S. — Criminal Case Involving Mescalero Apache Indian in Supreme Court
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Criminal Restitution Case Involving Mescalero Apache Man
From Indianz:
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a restitution case involving a member of Mescalero Apache Nation of New Mexico.
Brian Russell Dolan pleaded guilty to a violent attack on the reservation. He was sentenced to prison time and parole but restitution wasn’t determined by a federal judge until months later.
Dolan says the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act requires a judge to act within 90 days. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals did not agree but the Supreme Court will review the decision.
The case is Dolan v. US, No. 09-367.
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