context: . As a general matter, restitution is part of a criminal sentence.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 957 F.2d 703, 706-07
citation_a.parenthetical: "Restitution imposed as a component of the defendant's sentence is a criminal penalty, not a civil remedy."
citation_a.sentence: See United States v. Bu-chey, 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. Satter-field, 1A3, 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. Bu-chey, 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. Satter-field, 1A3, 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”).