U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States v. A.M.
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Author
- Stephanos Bibas
- Filed
- June 20, 2019
- Case
- United States v. A.M.
- Case status
- Decided
Opening text
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BIBAS, Circuit Judge. The text of a law governs its reach. We will neither read in new limits nor read out existing limits on its application. In seeking to lower his sentence, A.M. asks us to do both. First, he asks us to impose new limits on a Sentencing Guidelines enhancement. A.M.'s sentence for bank fraud was enhanced for using "device-making equipment." U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(b)(11)(A)(i). But he was also convicted…
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