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213114P.pdf 09/09/2022 United States v. Robert Evans
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 21-3114
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota - Eastern
[PUBLISHED] [Loken, Author, with Kelly and Kobes, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Criminal law. Defendant owes restitution to the victim of
his pornography offense, and the government filed a turnover motion after
defendant received his CARES Act stimulus payment; the district court
erred in ordering the turnover of $2,084 without first determining the
source of the funds in defendant's inmate trust account and determining
whether they were substantial resources - see U.S. v. Kidd, 23 F.4th 781,
783 (8th Cir. 2022); given a prima facie showing that the victim had been
fully compensated for the loss proximately caused by defendant's offense,
the district court erred in denying him a hearing on the issue of whether
the restitution obligation was fully satisfied; on remand the district
court must determine whether the victim has been fully compensated for the
trafficking losses proximately caused by defendant's offense; if she has,
his liability must be terminated.