Legal Opinion
United States v. Raymond Luc Levasseur, A/K/A John, Jack, Jake and George, United States v. Raymond Luc Levasseur, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 9, 1988No. 88-1198, 88-1284PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The district court struck certain predicate acts from the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) count, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c), of an indictment against the defendants.1 The government has appealed. The defendants challenge appellate jurisdiction, contending that the district court order is not now appealable pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731 (quoted infra in pertinent part). Beyond that, they urge that the district court’s order was appropriate. We conclude that the appeal is properly before us and that the lower court erred in applying judicial estoppel against…
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