Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Diecidue, Larry Neil Miller, Frank Boni, Jr., A/K/A "Mustache Frankie," Manuel Gispert, Anthony Antone, and Homer Rex Davis
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1979No. 76-4360PublishedCited by 235 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we consider challenges to convictions for conspiracy and substantive crimes under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S. C.A. § 1961 et seq., and various federally proscribed acts of racketeering.
The six defendants before us were among thirteen charged in a twelve-count indictment with offenses ranging over a period between May 1975 and May 1976.1 Follow*543ing a lengthy jury trial, the six defendants were convicted on almost every count in which they had been charged.2 Having carefully considered the extensive trial record and…
2Cases cited88 opinions
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- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by235 opinions
- United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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- Maxwell v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- United States v. G. Cecil Hartley, Travis Dell and Treasure Isle, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Jimmy Dewitt Webster, Sr., Candido Daniel Santiago, Barry Weinreich, Joe Buhajla, Arthur Byron Murphy, and Clarence RoyalstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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