TAYLOR

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (13 total)

• Severance v. State, 972 So. 2d 931 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007)
  …fense. See United States v. Long, 284 U.SApp. D.C. 405, 409-410, 905 F. 2d 1572, 1576-1577 (Thomas, J.) (although not without limits, the word ‘use’ is ‘expansive’ and extends even to situations where the gun is not actively employed), cert, denied, 498 U.S. 948 [111 S.Ct. 365, 112 L.Ed.2d 328] (1990). Had Congress intended the narrow construction petitioner urges, it could have so indicated. It did not, and we decline to introduce that additional requirement on our own. “... It is one thing to say that th…
• Smith v. United States, 508 U.S. 223 (U.S. 1993)
  …e. See United States v. Long, 284 U. S. App. D. C. 405, 409-410, 905 F. 2d 1572, 1576-1577 (Thomas, J.) (although not without limits, the word “use” is “expansive” and extends even to situations where the gun is not actively employed), cert. denied, 498 U. S. 948 (1990). Had Congress intended the narrow construction petitioner urges, it could have so indicated. It did not, and we decline to introduce that additional requirement on our own. Language, of course, cannot be interpreted apart from context. The m…
• United States v. Helene Donna Alpert, 28 F.3d 1104 (11th Cir. 1994)
  …s that the defendant “consciously act with the purpose of obstructing justice.” ’ ” 996 F. 2d at 984 (quoting United States v. Lofton, 905 F. 2d 1315, 1317 (9th Cir.) (quoting United States v. Stroud, 893 F. 2d 504, 507 (2d Cir.1990)), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 948, 111 S.Ct. 365, 112 L.Ed.2d 328 (1990)). Distinguishing between fleeing from arrest and escaping from custody, the court concluded that “a narrow or technical reading of the term ‘custody’ is not appropriate” and that, for purposes of the obstruct…