Ladner v. U.S., No. 2 (U.S. Supreme Court) (358 U.S. 169; 79 S.Ct. 209) (December 15, 2058) (Justice Brennan)
In this case the Court emasized that the Rule of Lenity is rooted in the due process requirement that Congress clearly articulate what conduct it has made criminal, stating: "'(W)hen choice has to be made between two readings of what conduct has made Congress has made a crime, it is ...
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