Legal Opinion
United States v. Lee Stoller Enterprises, Inc., Lee Stoller, John M. Cooper, and John Maeras
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 30, 1981No. 79-1632, 79-1633 and 80-1479PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1314SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal, from convictions on multiple counts of an indictment, presents issues arising from prosecutions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute (“RICO”); particularly whether a public entity, such as here the office of County Sheriff, can be a RICO “enterprise”.
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The defendant John Maeras was the Sheriff of Madison County, Illinois, from December, 1970, to December, 1978. The defendant John M. Cooper was a deputy sheriff for this entire period and was serving as a lieutenant and chief of field operations in November, 1978, when the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Iannelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by63 opinions
- United States v. John M. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. G. Cecil Hartley, Travis Dell and Treasure Isle, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. RiccobeneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- United States v. NeapolitanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Angelo Pepe and Thomas Miglionico, United States of America v. Albert Joseph Facchiano, Francis Santo, Paul SantoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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