Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2022

Dubin v. United States

Decided June 8, 2023. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 22-10 · 599 U.S. 110 · Cited 224 times

Holding

Under 18 U. S. C. §1028A(a)(1)’s crime of “aggravated identity theft,” a defendant “uses” another person’s means of identification “in relation to” a predicate offense when the use is at the crux of what makes the conduct criminal.

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