Legal Opinion
United States v. Vespe
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided January 31, 1975No. Crim. A. 74-71PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LATCHUM, Chief Judge.
On August 6, 1974, the Grand Jury returned a four count indictment 1 against Albert Martin (“Monk”) Shaffer, Jr. and Basil Vespe. 2 The first three counts charged Shaffer with three substantive violations of either traveling in interstate commerce, or using and causing to be used interstate telephone facilities, with intent to carry on an unlawful activity involving extortion in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3). The fourth count charged Shaffer and Vespe jointly with conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce and to use or caused to be used interstate…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Clyde Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
- United States v. Sten Thordarson, Martin Fry, Craig Dunbar, Martin Salgado, and Charles WiseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. BoffaDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1980
- United States v. Albert Martin Shaffer, Jr., A/K/A "Monk", and Basil Vespe. Appeal of Basil VespeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Continental Group, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
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