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18 U.S.C. § 1074

Flight to avoid prosecution for damaging or destroying any building or other real or personal property

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(a) Whoever moves or travels in interstate or foreign commerce with intent either (1) to avoid prosecution, or custody, or confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place from which he flees, for willfully attempting to or damaging or destroying by fire or explosive any building, structure, facility, vehicle, dwelling house, synagogue, church, religious center or educational institution, public or private, or (2) to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceeding relating to any such offense shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.(b) Violations of this section may be prosecuted in the Federal judicial district in which the original crime was alleged to have been committed or in which the person was held in custody or confinement: Provided, however, That this section shall not be construed as indicating an intent on the part of Congress to prevent any State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States of any jurisdiction over any offense over which they would have jurisdiction in the absence of such section.(Added Pub. L. 86–449, title II, § 201, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 86; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)Editorial NotesAmendments

1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000”.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1990–2002 · leading case: United States v. Bowens
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United States v. Bowens (2000) ca4 “§ 1073 (designating venue in prosecutions for flight to avoid prosecution or giving testimony); 18 U.S.C. § 1074 (b) (same); 18 U.S.C. § 1512 (h) (designating venue in prosecutions for obstruction of justice and witness or juror tampering).”
United States v. Rafael Sanchez and Luis Sanchez (1993) ca11 “§ 844 (d)); and flight to avoid prosecution ( 18 U.S.C. § 1074 ). Rafael Sanchez was additionally charged with interstate transport of explosives by a person charged with a criminal offense ( 18 U.”
United States v. Peter Noone (1991) ca1 · cites it 3× “by explosive_ 18 U.S.C. § 1074 (emphasis added). 735 F.”
United States v. Tarrant (1990) txnd “¶ 11); (6) was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1074 , unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, for leaving Texas; in the factual resume accompanying his plea of guilty, which plea Defendant made before this very Court, Defendant specifically admitted leaving Texas to avoid…”
United States v. Jay Scott Ballinger (2002) ca11 “§ 1073 (to avoid prosecution); 18 U.S.C. § 1074 (to avoid prosecution for destroying property); 18 U.”
United States v. Noone (1990) mad · cites it 6× “Motion to Dismiss Defendant Peter Noone moves to dismiss the indictment against him on two separate grounds: (1) that the statute under which he is charged, 18 U.S.C. § 1074 , applies only to flight from state, and not federal, prosecutions; 1 and (2) that the government failed…”
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