Legal Opinion
Lewis v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 9, 1998No. 96-7151PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
' The federal Assimilative Crimes Act (ACA or Act) assimilates into federal law, and thereby makes applicable on federal enclaves such as Army bases, certain criminal laws of the State in which the enclave is located. It says:
“Whoever within or upon any [federal enclave] is guilty of any act or omission which, although not made punishable by any enactment of Congress, would be punishable if committed or omitted within the jurisdiction of the State ... in which such place is situated, . . . shall be guilty of a like offense and subject to like punishment.” 18U.S. C. § 13(a).
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