Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bobitski
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 1, 1993No. 89 Western District Appeal Docket 1991PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CAPPY, Justice.
The question presented is whether the Pennsylvania corrupt organizations statute (18 Pa.C.S. § 911 et seq.) can be applied to an individual who committed a series of criminal acts for his own benefit while employed by a legitimate enterprise, where the Commonwealth concedes that there are no identifiable ties between the individual, the enterprise and “organized crime.” 1 For the reasons that follow we find that the actions of this defendant do not fall within the scope of the corrupt organizations statute.
The defendant in the instant case is an employee of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. Fausto D. RuizCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Jensen v. SnellingsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Commonwealth v. HeinbaughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BeschSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Commonwealth v. DellisantiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Commonwealth v. FisherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Wilson v. VaughnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
- Commonwealth v. WettonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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