The Rule of Lenity as a Rule of Structure

57 Pages Posted: 26 Nov 2013

Date Written: March 1, 2004

Abstract

This Article argues for the reinvigoration of the rule of lenity, the historic canon of construction that penal laws should be construed in the defendant's favor.

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Price, Zachary, The Rule of Lenity as a Rule of Structure (March 1, 2004). Fordham Law Review, Vol. 72, 2004, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2359691

Zachary Price (Contact Author)

UC Law, San Francisco ( email )

200 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

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