United States Fourth Circuit

A church building with a day care center that has significant commercial characteristics is sufficiently "used in" interstate commerce under 18 USC 844(i) (1994) to make arson of the church a federal crime.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/07/2001
• Decided 07/12/2001
• Published 07/12/2001

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, and MICHAEL and KING, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jennifer P. May-Parker, Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, NC, for Appellant. Arthur Charles Zeidman, Federal Public Defender's Office;  David William Venable, Raleigh, NC, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Janice McKenzie Cole, United States Attorney, Anne M. Hayes, Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, NC, for Appellant.  Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, NC, for Appellees.