criminal statute; “probability is not a guide which a court, in construing a penal statute, can safely take.” Slip op. at 7, quoting United States v. Wiltberger, 5 Wheat. 76,105 (1820). “We interpret ambiguous criminal statutes in favor of defendants, not prosecutors.” Slip op. at 12. Based on my experience,

iminal statute; "probability is not a guide which a court, in construing a penal statute, can safely take." Slip op. at 7, quoting United States v. Wiltberger, 5 Wheat. 76,105 (1820). "We interpret ambiguous criminal statutes in favor of defendants, not prosecutors." Slip op. at 12. Based on my experience