Legal Opinion
Perrin v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 27, 1979No. 78-959PublishedCited by 1,368 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari to resolve a Circuit conflict 1 on whether commercial bribery of private employees prohibited by a state criminal statute constitutes “bribery ... in violation of the laws of the State in which committed” within the meaning of the Travel Act, 18 U. S. C. § 1952.
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Petitioner Vincent Perrin and four codefendants 2 were indicted in the Eastern District of Louisiana for violating the Travel Act, 18 U. S. C. § 1952, and for conspiring to violate the Act, 18 U. S. C. § 371. The Travel Act provides in part:
“(a) Whoever travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses any…
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- Southeastern Community College v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- Rewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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