The following excerpt is from United States v. Whyte, 12-4009-cr (2nd Cir. 2015):
see Bell v. United States, 349 U.S. 81, 84 (1955) ("[I]f Congress does not fix the punishment for a federal offense clearly and without ambiguity, doubt will be resolved against turning a single transaction into multiple offenses.").
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