Gilberto Lopez-Ramirez v. United States

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• explaining that the 1994 Misdemeanor Streamlining Act set maximum fines for misdemeanors at $1000
• explaining that the 1994 Misdemeanor Streamlining Act set maximum fines for misdemeanors at $1000
• acknowledging the judicial aim is “to ascertain and give effect to the legislative intent” as reflected in a statute’s text (internal quotation marks omitted)
• “When interpreting a statute, the judicial task is to discern, and give effect to, the legislature’s intent.” (quoting In re C.G.H., 75 A.3d 166, 171 (D.C. 2013))
• in addition to statutory language, court must consider \the legislative history and the larger statutory scheme\; court has \reject[ed] a statutory interpretation that would lead to incongruous consequences and was in tension with other statutes\

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