Raymond J. Moskal, Sr. v. United States

Decided December 3, 1990. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 89-964 · 498 U.S. 103 (1990) · Cited 742 times

Holding

A person who receives genuine vehicle titles, knowing that they incorporate fraudulently tendered odometer readings, receives those titles knowing them to have been "falsely made" in violation of 2314.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Gilbert v. United States · 370 U.S. 650 (1962)
• United States v. Sheridan · 329 U.S. 379 (1946)
• Taylor v. United States · 495 U.S. 575 (1990)
• United States v. Turkette · 452 U.S. 576 (1981)
• Bell v. United States · 462 U.S. 356 (1983)
• Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246 (1952)
• United States v. Bass · 404 U.S. 336 (1971)
• United States v. Menasche · 348 U.S. 528 (1955)
• United States v. Turley · 352 U.S. 407 (1957)
• United States v. Rodgers · 466 U.S. 475 (1984)
• Richards v. United States · 369 U.S. 1 (1962)
• McNally v. United States · 483 U.S. 350 (1987)
• United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. Hess · 317 U.S. 537 (1943)
• United States v. Wiltberger · 18 U.S. 76 (1820)
• Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. Davenport · 495 U.S. 552 (1990)
• Lewis v. United States · 445 U.S. 55 (1980)
• Bifulco v. United States · 447 U.S. 381 (1980)
• Rewis v. United States · 401 U.S. 808 (1971)
• United States v. Fisher · 6 U.S. 358 (1805)
• McBoyle v. United States · 283 U.S. 25 (1931)
• Montclair v. Ramsdell · 107 U.S. 147 (1883)
• Huddleston v. United States · 415 U.S. 814 (1974)
• United States v. Naftalin · 441 U.S. 768 (1979)
• United States v. Bramblett · 348 U.S. 503 (1955)
• United States v. Gradwell · 243 U.S. 476 (1917)

Cited by

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• United States v. RLC · 503 U.S. 291 (1992)
• United States v. Davis · 588 U.S. 445 (2019)
• United States v. Santos · 553 U.S. 507 (2008)
• Burrage v. United States · 571 U.S. 204 (2014)
• Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc. · 566 U.S. 93 (2012)
• Shular v. United States · 589 U.S. 154 (2020)
• Lawson v. FMR LLC · 571 U.S. 429 (2014)
• United States v. Granderson · 511 U.S. 39 (1994)
• Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. · 499 U.S. 340 (1991)
• Stone v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 514 U.S. 386 (1995)
• Mertens v. Hewitt Associates · 508 U.S. 248 (1993)
• Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc. · 505 U.S. 763 (1992)
• Smith v. United States · 508 U.S. 223 (1993)
• Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute · 499 U.S. 585 (1991)
• Chapman v. United States · 500 U.S. 453 (1991)
• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. · 526 U.S. 687 (1999)
• Reno v. Koray · 515 U.S. 50 (1995)
• Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter, Communities for Great Ore. · 515 U.S. 687 (1995)
• United States Department of Treasury v. Fabe · 508 U.S. 491 (1993)
• United States v. LaBonte · 520 U.S. 751 (1997)
• Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. 203 North LaSalle Street Partnership · 526 U.S. 434 (1999)
• Negonsott v. Samuels · 507 U.S. 99 (1993)
• Carcieri v. Salazar · 555 U.S. 379 (2009)
• United States v. Thompson/Center Arms Co. · 504 U.S. 505 (1992)
• Levin v. United States · 568 U.S. 503 (2013)
• Wooden v. United States · 595 U.S. 360 (2022)

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