Bates v. U.S., No. 96-7185 (U.S. Supreme Court) (522 U.S. 23; 118 S.Ct. 285) (November 4, 1997) (Justice Ginsburg)
This case involved an interpretation of 20 U.S.C. § 1097(a) which makes is a felony to "knowingly and willfully" misapply student loan funds insured under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The Government acknowledged that § 1097(a) demanded allegation and proof of the defendant's intentional conversion of ...
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