Barrett v. United States · ¶32
We undertake this exercise in statutory interpretation with a thumb on the scale, in the form of the Blockburger presumption. Named for Blockburger v. United States, 284 U. S. 299, the presumption instructs “that Congress ordinarily does not intend to punish the same offense under two different statutes.” Whalen, 445 U. S., at 691–692.Read in context ›
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