Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Church, Carl Louis Coppola
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 15, 1992No. 89-8509PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Carl Louis Coppola (“Coppola”) and Frank Church (“Church”) were convicted by a Northern District of Georgia jury on RICO and RICO-conspiracy counts in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c) and 1962(d). Coppola was also convicted on three narcotics counts involving the purchase and distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and on one count of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise (“CCE”) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 848. The RICO charges concerned an enterprise that revolved around Coppola and a changing roster of associates and that…
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