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· 12/12/1977

Speck v. Auger

Citations

  • 434 U.S. 999
  • 98 S. Ct. 641

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “A proceeding to enforce a judgment is collateral to the judgment, and therefore no inquiry into its regularity or validity can be permitted in such a proceeding.”
  • legal or factual impossibility of committing offense not a defense to conspiracy claim
  • conspiracy exists where two parties agree even though third person’s agreement is feigned
  • subject matter jurisdiction cannot be conferred upon a court by consent, waiver, or estoppel
  • “although [18 U.S.C.] § 2314 cannot be violated unless there are in fact stolen goods, a conspiracy to violate that section occurs when two or more persons agree to attempt to commit acts which include all the elements of a crime under that section and any overt act is done”

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