Keith Lavon Burges v United States | |
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Argued March 24, 2008 Decided April 16, 2008 | |
Full case name | Burgess v United States |
Citations | 553 U.S. 124 (more) 128 S.Ct. 1572; 170 L. Ed. 2d 478; 2008 U.S. LEXIS 3475 |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeals 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 | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Ginsburg, 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]
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