Legal Opinion
United States v. James K. Mariea and Jerry M. Smith, United States of America v. James K. Mariea
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 27, 1986No. 85-1770, 85-1946PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
The Assimilative Crimes Act (“ACA” or the “Act”), 18 U.S.C. § 13 (1982), supplements federal criminal law by providing that on federal reservations the relevant state criminal law is incorporated into federal law in respect to conduct “not made punishable by any enactment of Congress.” 1 Thus, if an individual violates Maine criminal law on a federal reservation in Maine, and his conduct is not made punishable by any enactment of Congress, the particular Maine penal provision which is violated becomes a part of federal law, and he may be prosecuted for the state…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- O'Callahan v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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- United States Ex Rel. Toth v. QuarlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- United States v. BrotzmanDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1989
- United States v. KnottDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1989
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