Legal Opinion
United States v. Elvis Irizarry
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 25, 2003No. 01-4484PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Circuit Judge.
Elvis Irizarry appeals his convictions for violating, and conspiring to violate, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c) and (d), a drug offense, and several other substantive offenses. His major complaint is that the government improperly joined and tried separate and unrelated crimes and conspiracies he allegedly committed with several individuals over the course of many years. We will affirm the convictions for the reasons set forth below.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Viewed in a light most favorable to the…
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