Burgess v. United States, No. 06–11429.

CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Writing for the CourtJustice GINSBURG delivered the opinion of the Court.
Citation08 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4470,2008 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5428,76 USLW 4225,553 U.S. 124,128 S.Ct. 1572,30 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 737,21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 185,170 L.Ed.2d 478
PartiesKeith Lavon BURGESS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.
Docket NumberNo. 06–11429.
Decision Date16 April 2008
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  • Bridges v. Poe, 7:19-cv-00529-LSC
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 11th Circuit. United States District Court of Northern District of Alabama
    • September 9, 2020
    ...statute, that definition "declares what the term means ... [and] ... excludes any meaning that is not stated." Burgess v. United States , 553 U.S. 124, 130, 128 S.Ct. 1572, 170 L.Ed.2d 478 (2008) (quoting Colautti v. Franklin , 439 U.S. 379, 392–393, n.10, 99 S.Ct. 675, 58 L.Ed.2d 596 (1979......
  • Premier Health Care Invs., LLC v. Uhs of Anchor, L.P., S19G1491
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Georgia
    • October 5, 2020
    ...at 31, 779 S.E.2d 263 (quoting OCGA § 16-12-100.1 (a) (3) (B) (2011)) (emphasis supplied).10 See also, e.g., Burgess v. United States , 553 U.S. 124, 131 n.3, 128 S.Ct. 1572, 170 L.Ed.2d 478 (2008) (noting that "[t]he word ‘includes’ is usually a term of enlargement, and not of limitation. ......
  • United States v. White, No. 5:17-HC-2162-D
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. Eastern District of North Carolina
    • November 26, 2018
    ...rather than exhaustive." Samantar v. Yousuf, 560 U.S. 305, 317, 130 S.Ct. 2278, 176 L.Ed.2d 1047 (2010) ; see Burgess v. United States, 553 U.S. 124, 131 n.3, 128 S.Ct. 1572, 170 L.Ed.2d 478 (2008). Thus, section 4247(c) permits a court in a section 4248 proceeding to order that a psychiatr......
  • U.S. v. Farhane, Docket Nos. 07–1968–cr (L)
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • February 4, 2011
    ...but to inform the question of what in fact suffices to provide oneself as personnel, a “blank to be filled.” Burgess v. United States, 553 U.S. 124, 130–32, 128 S.Ct. 1572, 170 L.Ed.2d 478 (2008) (evaluating a statutorily defined term in “context” and in light of how the term “is commonly d......
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  • Bridges v. Poe, 7:19-cv-00529-LSC
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 11th Circuit. United States District Court of Northern District of Alabama
    • September 9, 2020
    ...statute, that definition "declares what the term means ... [and] ... excludes any meaning that is not stated." Burgess v. United States , 553 U.S. 124, 130, 128 S.Ct. 1572, 170 L.Ed.2d 478 (2008) (quoting Colautti v. Franklin , 439 U.S. 379, 392–393, n.10, 99 S.Ct. 675, 58 L.Ed.2d 596 (1979......
  • Premier Health Care Invs., LLC v. Uhs of Anchor, L.P., S19G1491
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Georgia
    • October 5, 2020
    ...at 31, 779 S.E.2d 263 (quoting OCGA § 16-12-100.1 (a) (3) (B) (2011)) (emphasis supplied).10 See also, e.g., Burgess v. United States , 553 U.S. 124, 131 n.3, 128 S.Ct. 1572, 170 L.Ed.2d 478 (2008) (noting that "[t]he word ‘includes’ is usually a term of enlargement, and not of limitation. ......
  • United States v. White, No. 5:17-HC-2162-D
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. Eastern District of North Carolina
    • November 26, 2018
    ...rather than exhaustive." Samantar v. Yousuf, 560 U.S. 305, 317, 130 S.Ct. 2278, 176 L.Ed.2d 1047 (2010) ; see Burgess v. United States, 553 U.S. 124, 131 n.3, 128 S.Ct. 1572, 170 L.Ed.2d 478 (2008). Thus, section 4247(c) permits a court in a section 4248 proceeding to order that a psychiatr......
  • U.S. v. Farhane, Docket Nos. 07–1968–cr (L)
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • February 4, 2011
    ...but to inform the question of what in fact suffices to provide oneself as personnel, a “blank to be filled.” Burgess v. United States, 553 U.S. 124, 130–32, 128 S.Ct. 1572, 170 L.Ed.2d 478 (2008) (evaluating a statutorily defined term in “context” and in light of how the term “is commonly d......
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  • THE DEFENDER GENERAL.
    • United States
    • May 1, 2020
    ...557 U.S. 305 (2009); Waddington v. Sarausad, 555 U.S. 179 (2009); Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 (2008); Burgess v. United States, 553 U.S. 124 (2008); Burton v. Stewart, 549 U.S. 147 (2007); United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez, 548 U.S. 140 (2006); Davis v. Washington, 547 U.S. 813 (2006);......

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