18 U.S.C. § 2112

Personal property of United States

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Whoever robs or attempts to rob another of any kind or description of personal property belonging to the United States, shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 76 cases (17 in the last 5 years), 1951–2025 · leading case: United States v. Bell
United States v. Bell (2016) cand · cites it 7× “§ 111 (Count Two), and robbery of government property in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2112 (Count Three). Defendants’ motions to dismiss under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b)(3)(B)(v), arguing that the section 924(c) charge fails to state an offense because neither of the…”
United States v. Henry Roundtree, Jr. (1976) ca8 · cites it 8× “, appeals from his conviction by a jury on charges of robbing Markus Kryger, a Drug Enforcement Administration Agent, of $1,000 belonging to the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2112 , and of assaulting that agent with a dangerous weapon, in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Jesus Ornelas (2018) ca9 · cites it 5× “The panel held that in instructing the jury on the elements of attempted robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2112 , the district court was correct not to instruct the jury that the defendant must have formed the specific intent to steal by the time he used force, but plainly erred by…”
United States v. Barry L. Mathis (1978) ca7 · cites it 6× “§ 111 1 (Count I), and of robbery of government property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2112 2 (Count II). *417 He entered a plea of guilty to the robbery charge and to the lesser included offense of assaulting or interfering with a federal officer, without the use of a deadly…”
Garcia v. United States (1985) scotus · cites it 2× “The general statute proscribing thefts of Government property, 18 U. S. C. § 2112 , carries a lesser penalty even if violence accompanies the theft.”
Carter v. United States (2000) scotus · cites it 2× “, 18 U. S. C. §§ 2112 , 2114, 2115), thereby leaving the definition of these terms to the common law, but Congress instead followed the more prevalent legislative practice of spelling out elements of these crimes.”
United States v. Barrett (2024) ca2 · cites it 2× “1975) (considering conviction for robbery of government property in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2112 ); United States v. Reid, 517 F.”
United States v. Israel Torres (1987) ca7 · cites it 4× “§§ 371 and 2112; robbery of Fernandez, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2112 and § 2 (holding an aider and abettor liable as a principal); converting $255.”
United States v. Daniel Reid and Theodore E. Thomas, Jr. (1975) ca2 · cites it 3× “§ 924 (c)) (Count Three); robbery of property of the United States ( 18 U.S.C. § 2112 ) (Count Pour); theft of Government property valued in excess of $100 ( 18 U.”
Morissette v. United States (1952) scotus “The present robbery statute is 18 U. S. C. § 2112 , “Personal property of United States,” providing that: “Whoever robs another of any kind or description of personal property belonging to the United States, shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years.”
United States v. Almonte-Nunez (2014) ca1 “A federal grand jury subsequently returned a superseding indictment that charged the defendant in pertinent part with robbing an individual of a United States passport in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2112 (count 1), brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of 18…”
United States v. Almonte-Nunez (2020) ca1 · cites it 3× “Thereafter, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Almonte with robbing the victim of her United States passport in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2112 ("federal count 1"), brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.”
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