Legal Opinion
Russell v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1985No. 84-435PublishedCited by 281 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The question presented is whether 18 U. S. C. § 844(i) applies to a two-unit apartment building that is used as rental property.
Petitioner owns an apartment building located at 4530 South Union, Chicago, Illinois. He earned rental income from it and treated it as business property for tax purposes. In early 1983, he made an unsuccessful attempt to set fire to the building 1 and was consequently indicted for violating §844(i). Following a bench trial, petitioner was convicted and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. The District Court 2 and the Court of Appeals 3 both rejected his contention…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Perez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Scarborough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- McLain v. Real Estate Board of New Orleans, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- National Labor Relations Board v. Reliance Fuel Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. American Building Maintenance IndustriesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by281 opinions
- Allied-Bruce Terminix Cos., Inc. v. DobsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Harrison v. OllisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. John M. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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