context: . As a general matter, restitution is part of a criminal sentence.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 743 F.2d 827, 837
citation_a.parenthetical: noting that Congress intended "to treat restitution as one of the options available to the district court in imposing an appropriate sen tence"
citation_a.sentence: See United States v. Buchey, 810 F.2d 456, 461 (4th Cir.1987) (“Criminal restitution ... is part of the sentencing process [and thus] is fundamentally 'penal' in nature.”); see also United States v. Snider, 957 F.2d 703, 706-07 (9th Cir.1992) (“Restitution imposed as a component of the defendant’s sentence is a criminal penalty, not a civil remedy."); United States v. Satterfield, 743 F.2d 827, 837 (11th Cir.1984) (noting that Congress intended “to treat restitution as one of the options available to the district court in imposing an appropriate sen tence”).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 810 F.2d 456, 461
citation_b.parenthetical: "Criminal restitution ... is part of the sentencing process [and thus] is fundamentally 'penal' in nature."
citation_b.sentence: See United States v. Buchey, 810 F.2d 456, 461 (4th Cir.1987) (“Criminal restitution ... is part of the sentencing process [and thus] is fundamentally 'penal' in nature.”); see also United States v. Snider, 957 F.2d 703, 706-07 (9th Cir.1992) (“Restitution imposed as a component of the defendant’s sentence is a criminal penalty, not a civil remedy."); United States v. Satterfield, 743 F.2d 827, 837 (11th Cir.1984) (noting that Congress intended “to treat restitution as one of the options available to the district court in imposing an appropriate sen tence”).