Legal Opinion
United States v. Clarence Samuel Robinson (80-5479), James Harold Coldiron (80-5480), Charles T. Cornett (80-5481)
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1983No. 80-5479 to 80-5481PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Charles Cornett, James Coldiron and Clarence Robinson, were each charged in a two count indictment with violating, and conspiring to violate, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c) and (d). 1 The indictment alleged that after the State of Kentucky had confiscated alcoholic beverages from illegal “bootlegging” activities, appellants surreptitiously removed the contraband from the state’s custody and resold it for private monetary gain.
The government’s case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. HaldemanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Harold McMillanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Charles Vinson, United States of America v. Arlie B. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Phillip Onori and Theodore BukkyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Julius L. EchelesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by103 opinions
- United States v. Joseph C. Gallo Frederick Graewe Hartmut Graewe, Kevin Joseph McTaggart Angelo A. LonardoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Sanborn v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1988
- United States v. ElderCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Billy L. TalleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- State v. WalkerTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
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