The Fourth Circuit has determined that a conviction under 18 USC 1361 for damaging government property is not a crime of violence. The court found the statute does necessarily require violent force to be used against the property. Noting that the damage had to exceed a specific amount to sustain a conviction, the court concluded that “[t]he amount of damage to property, while defining felonious conduct under Section 1361, does not necessarily correlate with the type of the force employed.'“
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