Supreme Court of the United States

Brian Russell Dolan v. United States

June 14, 2010177 L. Ed. 2d 108

Summary

The Court held that missing the 90-day statutory deadline for determining victim losses under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act does not deprive a sentencing court of the power to order restitution. The deadline is not jurisdictional, and the statute does not specify a sanction for noncompliance. Chief Justice Roberts dissented, arguing that courts lack authority to order restitution after sentencing is final.