Legal Opinion
United States v. Julius Barry
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1990No. 88-4174PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to construe the language of the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952, which states “[wjhoever ... uses any facility in interstate or foreign commerce, including the mail, with intent to” commit or further unlawful activities, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both. The specific question is whether the statute makes purely intrastate use of the mail in furtherance of an unlawful activity a federal crime. The district court held that § 1952 does not criminalize purely intrastate use of the mail and dismissed the Travel Act count of an indictment. The…
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