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18 U.S.C. § 3295

Arson offenses

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No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any non-capital offense under section 81 or subsection (f), (h), or (i) of section 844 unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted not later than 10 years after the date on which the offense was committed.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: United States v. Rabhan
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United States v. Rabhan (2008) ca5 “30 Although the court did not analyze the issue in detail, it held that the ten-year period of limitation from 18 U.S.C. § 3295 applied. This section states that “[n]o person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any non-capital offense under section 81 or subsection (f),…”
United States v. Whaley (2009) ca8 “The offenses defined by §§ 844(f)(1) and 844(i) are not labeled "arson/' but the Code elsewhere refers to these offenses as arson, see 18 U.S.C. § 3295 , as do other authorities.”
United States v. Gerald Singer (2015) ca6 “See 18 U.S.C. § 3295 ("No person shall be prosecuted .”
United States v. Marcum (2006) ca4 · cites it 2× “See 18 U.S.C. § 3295 (2000). Thus, this issue is without merit.”
United States v. Quintin Ferguson (2025) ca7 “What is more, 18 U.S.C. §3295 treats §844(i) as an “arson offense”.”
United States v. Quintin Ferguson (2025) ca7 “What is more, 18 U.S.C. §3295 treats §844(i) as an “arson offense”.”
United States v. Gerald Singer (2015) ca6 “Second, he argues that the government should not have charged Count 5 in an indictment in the Western District of Michigan because the fire undergirding that 4 See 18 U.S.C. § 3295 (“No person shall be prosecuted .”
United States v. Timothy Whaley (2009) ca8 “3 This conclusion is consistent with the decisions of 2 The offenses defined by §§ 844(f)(1) and 844(i) are not labeled “arson,” but the Code elsewhere refers to these offenses as arson, see 18 U.S.C. § 3295 , as do other authorities.”
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