Garcia et al. v. United States

Decided December 10, 1984. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 83-6061 · 469 U.S. 70 (1984) · Cited 768 times

Holding

The language "any money or other property of the United States" in 2114 includes the $1,800 belonging to the United States and entrusted to the Secret Service agent as "flash money," and thus by using a pistol in an effort to rob the agent petitioners fell squarely within the prohibitions of the statute.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Zuber v. Allen · 396 U.S. 168 (1969)
• United States v. O'Brien · 391 U.S. 367 (1968)
• Russello v. United States · 464 U.S. 16 (1983)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Lewis v. United States · 445 U.S. 55 (1980)
• Harrison v. PPG Industries, Inc. · 446 U.S. 578 (1980)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. · 447 U.S. 102 (1980)
• Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill · 437 U.S. 153 (1978)
• Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc. · 458 U.S. 564 (1982)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation · 438 U.S. 726 (1978)
• Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 341 U.S. 384 (1951)
• Bell v. United States · 462 U.S. 356 (1983)
• Crooks v. Harrelson · 282 U.S. 55 (1930)
• United States v. Powell · 423 U.S. 87 (1975)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 103, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers · 434 U.S. 335 (1978)
• Barrett v. United States · 423 U.S. 212 (1976)
• Young v. United States · 315 U.S. 257 (1942)
• Gooch v. United States · 297 U.S. 124 (1936)
• Regan v. Wald · 468 U.S. 222 (1984)
• Weinberger v. Rossi · 456 U.S. 25 (1982)

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• Landgraf v. USI Film Products · 511 U.S. 244 (1994)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc. · 545 U.S. 546 (2005)
• Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams · 532 U.S. 105 (2001)
• Thornburg v. Gingles · 478 U.S. 30 (1986)
• Salinas v. United States · 522 U.S. 52 (1997)
• Printz v. United States · 521 U.S. 898 (1997)
• Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection · 474 U.S. 494 (1986)
• Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth · 471 U.S. 681 (1985)
• Jones v. United States · 529 U.S. 848 (2000)
• Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims · 471 U.S. 159 (1985)
• Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States Ex Rel. Wilson · 559 U.S. 280 (2010)
• Eldred v. Ashcroft · 537 U.S. 186 (2003)
• North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Crest Street Community Council, Inc. · 479 U.S. 6 (1986)

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