Legal Opinion

Flores-Figueroa v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 4, 2009No. 08-108PublishedCited by 447 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer

A federal criminal statute forbidding “Aggravated identity theft” imposes a mandatory consecutive 2-year prison term upon individuals convicted of certain other crimes if, during (or in relation to) the commission of those other crimes, the offender “knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person.” 18 U. S. C. § 1028A(a)(l) (emphasis added). The question is whether the statute requires the Government to show that the defendant knew that the “means of identification” he or she unlawfully transferred, possessed, or used, in fact,…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. TRW Inc. v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Liparota v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by447 opinions

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