· 11/27/2000
Fria Vazquez del Mercado v. United States
Citations
- 531 U.S. 1027
- 121 S. Ct. 600
- 148 L. Ed. 2d 513
- 69 U.S.L.W. 3364
- 2000 U.S. LEXIS 8036
How courts have described this case
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- “Particular phrases must be construed in light of the overall purpose and structure of the whole statutory scheme.”
- “It is well established that a public welfare statute may subject a person to criminal liability for his or her ordinary negligence without violating due process.”
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