ELR Citation: ELR 20706
No(s). 75-1833 (9th Cir. Sep 29, 1975)

The defendant was convicted of theft of government property for cutting trees on his unpatented mining claim and using them to construct a residential cabin on adjacent private property (his patented claim), assertedly in violation of 30 U.S.C. §612(c), which prohibits cutting or removal of timber ...