Legal Opinion
United States v. Grayson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 30, 1986No. Nos. 85-1214, 85-1217, 85-1218, 85-1222, 85-1225, 85-1314 and 85-1391PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge. "
On this appeal, we must decide the following questions:
1) Whether use of a prior conspiracy conviction as a predicate act for a subsequent Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (“RICO”). 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c), prosecution and a subsequent continuing criminal enterprise (“CCE”) prosecution violates the double jeopardy clause of the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution:
2) Whether the double jeopardy clause bars cumulative punishments for a conspiracy predicate act and for the CCE offense: and
3) Whether the…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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3Cited by114 opinions
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