Does the rule of lenity apply?
The following excerpt is from United States v. Halloran, 821 F.3d 321 (2nd Cir. 2016):
7 Nor does Halloran's invocation of the rule of lenity, which comes into play when ordinary tools of legislative construction fail to establish that the Government's position is unambiguously correct. United States v. Valle, 807 F.3d 508, 526 (2d Cir.2015).
7 Nor does Halloran's invocation of the rule of lenity, which comes into play when ordinary tools of legislative construction fail to establish that the Government's position is unambiguously correct. United States v. Valle, 807 F.3d 508, 526 (2d Cir.2015).
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