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48 Duq. L. Rev. 145 (2010)
Aggravated Identity Theft is Only Punishable under Federal Statute if the Accused Knew That the Identification Information He Employed Actually Belonged to Another Individual: Flores-Figueroa v. United States

handle is hein.journals/duqu48 and id is 147 raw text is: Aggravated Identity Theft is Only Punishable Under Federal Statute if the Accused Knew that the Identification Information he Employed Actually Belonged to Another Individual: Flores-Figueroa v. United States UNITED STATES-AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT-STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION-KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENT-The United States Supreme Court held that for a defendant to receive an additional two-year prison sentence under the federal aggravated identity theft statute, the government must prove that the defendant knew that the identification information he used actually belonged to another individual. Flores-Figueroa v. United States, 129 S. Ct. 1886 (2009). 1. THE FACTS OF FL ORES...................................... 146 HI. THE PROCEDURAL HISTORY OF FL ORES................. 146 III. FL ORES AT THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES................................................ 148 A. Issue on Certiorari................................. 148 B. Justice Breyer's Majority Opinion.............. 148 C. Justice Scalia's Concurrence.................... 152 D. Justice Alito's Concurrence...................... 153 IV. THE CIRCUIT-SPLIT OVER THE KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENT PRIOR To FL ORES......................... 154 A. The Fourth Circuit: Crounsset................. 155 B. The Ninth Circuit: Beachem.................... 155 C. The Fourth Circuit: Montejo.................... 156 D. The Eleventh Circuit: Hurtado................. 157 E. The Eighth Circuit: Intra-District Conflict..158 F The First Circuit: Estrada-Sanchez ........... 161 G. The First Circuit Reverses Estrada ............ 163 H. The Ninth Circuit: Miranda-Lopez............ 163 V. THE IMPACT OF FLORES AND THE FUTURE ............. 165 A. Successful Statutory Interpretation ............ 166 B. Public Policy Success ............................ 167 VI. CONCLUSION ................................................... 170 145

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