Legal Opinion
United States v. Brooklier
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1982No. Nos. 80-5808, 80-7556PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Chief Judge:
An indictment was returned charging a number of defendants with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961— 1968. The indictment alleged defendants were members of a criminal enterprise known as “La Cosa Nostra” engaged in extorting money from dealers in pornographic material through violence and fear, and had committed other illegal acts, including murder, to prevent exposure of the extortion scheme.
The Times Mirror Company, a newspaper publisher, and Gene Blake, a Times Mirror reporter, seek review by appeal and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. HubbardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Howard L. Criden, Harry P. Jannotti, Louis C. Johanson, George X. Schwartz. Appeal of Philadelphia Newspapers, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by141 opinions
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- Anne Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc., Globe Newspaper Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Arnold Sherlock and Ronald CharleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. SoussoudisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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