Does the rule of leniency apply to a defendant who has been found guilty of contempt of court in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Campbell, 167 F.3d 94 (2nd Cir. 1999):
Nor do we find applicable the rule of lenity. That rule comes into operation only if there is a statutory ambiguity. See, e.g., Lewis v. United States, 445 U.S. 55, 65, 100 S.Ct. 915, 63 L.Ed.2d 198 (1980). We see no such ambiguity here.
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