Legal Opinion
United States v. Noble R. Starnes and Clifford Roland
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 20, 1981No. 80-1437, 80-1438PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Defendants Noble Starnes and Clifford Roland appeal from a jury verdict that found them guilty of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), a provision of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The indictment charged that Starnes and Roland violated RICO by conspiring to engage in a pattern of racketeering in connection with a scheme to commit arson with intent to defraud an insurer, in violation of Illinois law. The arson consisted of setting fire to a building that housed Tri-No Enterprises, Inc., a business of which Starnes was president. In…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Bollenbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Busic v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. David T. DellingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- United States v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Schacht v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Northern Trust Bank/O'hare, N.A. v. Inryco, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
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