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18 U.S.C. § 2116

Railway or steamboat post office

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Whoever, by violence, enters a post-office car, or any part of any car, steamboat, or vessel, assigned to the use of the mail service, or willfully or maliciously assaults or interferes with any postal clerk in the discharge of his duties in connection with such car, steamboat, vessel, or apartment thereof, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2021 · leading case: United States v. Thomas Cameron Kincade
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United States v. Thomas Cameron Kincade (2004) ca9 “§ 111 (a)(1) (making it illegal for any person to, inter alia, oppose or interfere with any officer or employee of the United States “while engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties”); see also 18 U.S.C. § 2116 (criminalizing the interference with any postal…”
United States v. Sarun Cooper (2005) ca3 “§ 2114 prohibits assault with the intent to steal mail, money, or other property of the United States; 18 U.S.C. § 2116 proscribes the entering of any United States mail vehicle "by violence”, or the assault of any postal clerk; 18 U.”
United States v. Jeremy Pruitt (2021) ca6 “§ 2283 (b) (assaulting nuclear inspectors); 18 U.S.C. § 2116 (assaulting a postal clerk).”
United States v. Michael J. Bear (1991) ca9 “§ 2115 , burglary of a railway or steamboat post office, 18 U.S.C. § 2116 , and burglaries involving controlled substances, 18 U.”
United States v. Michael J. Bear (1990) ca9 “§ 2115 , burglary of a railway or steamboat post office, 18 U.S.C. § 2116 , and burglaries involving controlled substances, 18 U.”
United States v. Cooper (2005) ca3 “§ 2114 prohibits assault with the intent to steal mail, money, or other property of the United States; 18 U.S.C. § 2116 proscribes the entering of any United States mail vehicle “by violence”, or the assault of any postal clerk; 18 U.”
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