18 U.S.C. § 2312
Transportation of stolen vehicles
Whoever transports in interstate or foreign commerce a motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1,655
cases (23 in the last 5 years), 1949–2026 · leading case: United States v. Ronald Myers
United States v. Ronald Myers (2017)
“The next three counts accused Myers of transporting each of the three motor homes stolen from Michigan and in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312 . The fifth count accused Myers of money-laundering conspiracy in violation of 18 U.”
McElroy v. United States (1982)
“[1] Count 2 charged McElroy with transporting *644 a stolen car in interstate commerce from Pennsylvania to Ohio in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 2312 . [2] According to the proof at trial, several blank checks [3] were stolen from Local 125 of the Laborers' International Union in…”
United States v. Jimmy Dewitt Webster, Sr., Candido Daniel Santiago, Barry Weinreich, Joe Buhajla, Arthur Byron Murphy, (1985)
“Therefore, we reject appellant's claims with respect to juror misconduct.”
United States v. Turley (1957)
“"Stolen" as used in 18 U. S. C. § 2312 includes all felonious takings of motor vehicles with intent to deprive the owner of the rights and benefits of ownership, regardless of whether or not the theft constitutes common-law larceny.”
United States v. Charles Donald Chorman, United States of America v. John L. Erdman, A/K/A Pops (1990)
“(“Silk Hope”), McLaurin’s Siler City, North Carolina, corporation, conspired to violate 18 U.S.C. § 2312 by transporting in interstate commerce vehicles known to have been stolen.”
United States v. Basham (2009)
“2008), and interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2312 (West Supp.2008). A superseding indictment was later filed, alleging a total of eight counts: carjacking resulting in death, in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Byron Steve Madison and James L. Best (1982)
“§ 1201 (a)(1), and transporting a stolen motor vehicle in interstate commerce, 18 U.S.C. § 2312 . Affirmed. The appellant James Best contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to sever his case from that of appellant Madison.”
United States v. Franklin Delano Gipson (1977)
“Gipson was charged, in a two count indictment, with transporting a stolen vehicle in interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312 , and with selling or receiving a stolen vehicle moving in interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.”
Hill v. United States (1962)
“§ 1201 , and *425 of transporting a stolen automobile in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 2312 . The petitioner was represented by court-appointed counsel at his trial.”
Dowling v. United States (1985)
“324 , currently codified at 18 U. S. C. § 2312 . Passed in 1919, the earlier *219 Act was an attempt to supplement the efforts of the States to combat automobile thefts.”
United States v. Peter Kitowski (1984)
“HILL, Circuit Judge: In this case, we are asked to resolve an issue that a panel of this court previously reserved: what is the appropriate unit of prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 2312 , which prohibits interstate auto theft? See Ward v.”
United States v. Glen Shoffner, Richard Henry Fiedler, and Leonard Michael Stange, Defendants (1987)
“§ 371 ; (2) interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312 , 1 (3) receiving stolen motor vehicles which had been transported in interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.”
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