Legal Opinion
United States v. Carlos Pacheco
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 19, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINER, Circuit Judge:
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean— neither more nor less.”
“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.”
“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master — that’s all.”
—Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass (emphasis in original).
In the case before us, we deal with the question of whether Congress can make the word “misdemeanor” mean “felony.” As will be seen, we hold that it can, because in this instance, we consider Congress “to be master…
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