Legal Opinion
United States v. James D. Ellison, (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1986No. 85-2094, 85-2095PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
James D. Ellison appeals his conviction of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c), by participating in the affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity, and of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3) through interstate travel to promote arson. Ellison also entered a conditional plea of guilty to charges of conspiracy to possess unregistered automatic weapons, destructive devices, and silencers in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861 and 18 U.S.C. § 371, and of possessing unregistered firearms in violation of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- State v. RiceWashington Supreme Court · 1988
- United States v. HilandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Susan D. Bieri, United States of America v. Leonard Bieri, IIICourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. LuethCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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