Legal Opinion
United States v. Carter
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 13, 1984No. 82-8053PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
Typical of prosecutions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1961 et seq., the present case involves ten appellants charged and convicted under various counts of a seven count indictment; the common thread connecting the appellants is found in their association with and participation in a drug smuggling and bribery ring operating in and around Appling County, Georgia. Untangling the skein of the various challenges to their convictions raised by the appellants,1 we begin at the beginning of the prosecution.…
2Cases cited60 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by91 opinions
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- 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
- United States v. CaporaleCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. RosenthalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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