Jury findings for restitution
Katz v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- After a jury convicted David A.
- What's at stake
- Katz's challenge asks whether the Sixth Amendment required a jury to decide disputed facts used to set his restitution amount.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Katz of conspiring to defraud the IRS, a judge ordered him to pay the IRS $44.87 million in restitution based on disputed facts the judge found at sentencing using a more-likely-than-not standard; the Ninth Circuit agreed with the order. Katz has asked the Supreme Court to review it, arguing that the Sixth Amendment required a jury to decide those facts.
The order was issued under the federal Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA).
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment requires a jury to find facts that determine the amount of restitution imposed under the MVRA?
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the petition. Oral argument has not been scheduled, and no decision date is available.
Documents
Docket activity
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More questions
- What did the jury decide?
- After a six-day trial, the jury found Katz guilty of conspiring to defraud the IRS but made no findings about any tax loss from the offense.
- How did the judge set restitution?
- At sentencing, the judge resolved disputed facts using a more-likely-than-not standard.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.