18 U.S.C. § 791
Section 791 · Repealed. Pub. L. 87369, 1, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 795]
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case United States v. Rosenberg (1952)
Most recently applied in 601 F. Supp. 196 - United States v. Zehe (January 1985)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Section, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 736, related to application of this chapter within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, on the high seas, and within the United States.