United States v. Robert K. Souza, Jr.

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• concluding that “[bjecause the federal enactments are general in nature and do not address the specific conduct of burglary or unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle,” they did not occupy the field
• finding that the federal enactments for trespassing and theft did not specifically cover the combination of breaking, entering, and taking something from a motor vehicle
• “After comparing the Hawaii [ ] statute with the general federal enactments, we conclude that there is a substantial difference in the kind of wrongful behavior covered which indicates the presence of a gap in federal law that the Hawaii statute properly fills under the ACA.”

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