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United States Vs. Batchelder

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jun 04, 1979

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  10. U.S. 114 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Batchelder
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  11. U.S. 114 (1979) United States v. Batchelder
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  12. United States v. Borden
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  13. h) and 1202(a), both as to the conduct they proscribe and the individuals they reach. See United States v. Bass
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  14. which had been in existence for many years. Scarborough v. United
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  15. United States v. Bass
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  16. Scarborough v. United
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  17. they presumably would not have indicated that the purpose of Title VII was to complement Title IV. See Scarborough v. United
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  18. the well established doctrine that ambiguities in criminal statutes must be resolved in favor of lenity. E.g., Rewis v. United
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  19. Dunn v. United
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  20. Although this principle of construction applies to sentencing as well as substantive provisions, see Simpson v. United
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  21. is no justification for taking liberties with unequivocal statutory Page 442 U. S. 122 language. See Barrett v. United
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  22. Radzanower v. Touche
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  23. from the language of the statute. Swain v. Pressley
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  24. Crowell v. Benson
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  25. Shapiro v. United
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  26. Lanzetta v. New
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  27. U. S. 612 , 347 U. S. 617 (1954). See Connally v. General
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  28. Papachristou v. Jacksonville
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  29. if they do not state with sufficient clarity the consequences of violating a given criminal statute. See United States v. Evans
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  30. United States v. Brown
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  31. Giaccio v. Pennsylvania
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  32. U. S. 124 under either so long as it does not discriminate against any class of defendants. See United States v. Beacon
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  33. Rosenberg v. United
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  34. SEC v. National
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  35. allowing prosecutorial choice. 581 F.2d at 632. Nevertheless, relying on the dissenting opinion in Berra v. United
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  36. fact, standing alone, does not give rise to a violation of the Equal Protection or Due Process Clause. Cf. Rosenberg v. United
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  37. Branch the Legislature's responsibility to fix criminal penalties. Page 442 U. S. 126 See United States v. Hudson
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  38. United States v. Evans
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  39. the permissible punishment alternatives available under each Title, Congress has fulfilled its duty. See United States v. Evans
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  40. h) and 1202(a) may vary slightly. See Barrett v. United
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  41. Scarborough v. United
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  42. U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Batchelder
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  43. Title IV. See Scarborough v. United
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  44. E.g., Rewis v. United
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  45. Simpson v. United
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  46. See Barrett v. United
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  47. See Connally v. General
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  48. See United States v. Evans
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  49. Giaccio v. Pennsylvania
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  50. See United States v. Beacon
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