Legal Opinion
United States v. Davis
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 10, 1995No. Crim. A. 94-370-APublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
Under 18 U.S.C. § 844(f), it is a federal crime to commit arson in respect of a property “owned, possessed, or used by, or leased to ... any institution or organization receiving Federal financial assistance.” A federal jury convicted defendant Cecil Davis of four charges based on this crime as a result of his participation in an arson committed at a townhouse leased to a person receiving Section 8 assistance. 1 Davis’s convictions are valid only if the townhouse was “owned, possessed, or used by, or leased to” an agency receiving federal funding. In…
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