Flores-Figueroa v. United States

Flores-Figueroa v. United States
Argued February 25, 2009
Decided May 4, 2009
Full case nameIgnacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa, Petitioner v. United States
Docket no.08-108
Citations556 U.S. 646 (more)
129 S. Ct. 1886; 173 L. Ed. 2d 853; 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3305
Case history
PriorDefendant convicted (S.D. Iowa 2008); affirmed, 274 F. App'x 501 (8th Cir. 2008); cert. granted, 555 U.S. 969 (2008).
Holding
The "knowingly" requirement for the federal crime of aggravated identity theft requires that the defendant knew that the false identification he used actually belonged to another person.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinions
MajorityBreyer, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
ConcurrenceScalia (in judgment), joined by Thomas
ConcurrenceAlito (in judgment)
Laws applied
18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1)

Flores-Figueroa v. United States, 556 U.S. 646 (2009), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, holding that the law enhancing the sentence for identity theft requires proof that an individual knew that the identity card or number he had used belonged to another, actual person.[1] Simply using a Social Security Number is not sufficient connection to another individual.

  1. ^ Flores-Figueroa v. United States, 556 U.S. 646 (2009).