Legal Opinion
United States v. Rafael L. Corona, Ray L. Corona
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 29, 1989No. 87-5952PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Chief Judge:
Defendants Ray Corona and his father, Rafael Corona, were convicted of Travel Act, mail fraud, and racketeering (RICO) charges. Ray Corona was also convicted of RICO conspiracy. Two days after the verdicts, the Supreme Court decided McNally v. United States, 483 U.S. 350, 107 S.Ct. 2875, 97 L.Ed.2d 292 (1987). Pursuant to McNally’s limitations on the' applicability of the mail fraud statutes, the district court dismissed the mail fraud counts and the mail fraud predicate acts in the RICO count, which resulted in dismissal of the RICO count as to Rafael, but not as to Ray.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- McNally v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Richardson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Benjamin Ruggiero, Nicholas Santora, Anthony Rabito, and Antonio TomasuloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Hoyle Lamont Peacock, Vera Lee Peacock and Harvey Coleman PeacockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
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