Legal Opinion
United States v. Bledsoe
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1982No. Nos. 80-1998 to 80-2001 and 80-2114PublishedCited by 233 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
The central issues in this case are (1) the requisite characteristics and proof of an “enterprise” under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c), the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) and (2) the propriety of joining charges of securities fraud against one defendant which are not alleged to be overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy nor as predicate acts of racketeering in a RICO count with separate charges of securities fraud and conspiracy and RICO charges against four other defendants.
The Government originally sought and obtained an indictment variously charging 22…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by233 opinions
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- Mary E. Elliott and M.E. Elliott, Inc. v. Plato Foufas, Individually and D/B/A Plato Foufas & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. G. Cecil Hartley, Travis Dell and Treasure Isle, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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