Legal Opinion
Robert Allen Waucaush v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2004No. 03-1072PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J., joined by Gilman, J.,
SCHWARZER, District Judge, (pp. 263-66), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
COLE, Circuit Judge.
This case reminds us that names can be deceiving. We must determine whether, under the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1962, the activities of a Detroit-area street gang known as the Cash Flow Posse (“CFP”) had a substantial effect on the nation’s cash flow. Petitioner Robert Waucaush challenges, via 28 U.S.C. § 2255, his conviction and sentence resulting from his pleading guilty to conspiring to violate RICO. He argues that in light of Congress’s…
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