On February 27, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Dubin v. United States, a case on the Aggravated Identity Theft Statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A. This statute comes up often in the context of computer crimes, and its interpretation raises some interesting and important questions. So I thought I would blog about the case and offer some impressions.
I'll start with the statutory problem that prompts the Dubin case; then turn to the case itself; and conclude with my own views.
A. The Mess of Statutory Drafting That is 18 U.S.C. § 1028A.
