U.S. v. BIRT

No. 19-3820.

966 F.3d 257 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America v. Jamell BIRT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: July 20, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heidi R. Freese , Frederick W. Ulrich , [ARGUED], Office of Federal Public Defender, 100 Chestnut Street — Ste. 306, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Counsel for Appellant.

William A. Behe [ARGUED], David J. Freed , Office of United States Attorney, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 228 Walnut Street, P.O. Box 11754, 220 Federal Building and Courthouse, Harrisburg, PA 17108, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: AMBRO, JORDAN, and SHWARTZ, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

We are asked to decide whether a statute whose text is unchanged by a later act of Congress can nevertheless be said to have been "modified" by that enactment. Although the question might seem simple, getting to an answer is not, and the analysis may have significant implications for many federal...

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