Burgess v. United States

Keith Lavon Burges v United States
Argued March 24, 2008
Decided April 16, 2008
Full case nameBurgess v United States
Citations553 U.S. 124 (more)
128 S.Ct. 1572; 170 L. Ed. 2d 478; 2008 U.S. LEXIS 3475
Case history
PriorAppeals court affirmed conviction, 478 F.3d 658 (4th Cir. 2007).
Holding
States classification of a drug offense as misdemeanor, that was punishable by more than 1 year in jail was classified as a felony drug offense under federal law.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinion
MajorityGinsburg, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
21 U.S.C. 841

Burgess v. United States, 553 U.S. 124 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the interpretation of the words "federal drug offense" in the Controlled Substances Act.[1]

  1. ^ Burgess v. United States, 553 U.S. 124, 126-27 (2008).

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