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Third Circuit· 5/20/1983

United States v. Riccobene

Citations

  • 709 F.2d 214

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that an FBI agent qualified as an expert to define certain terms on undercover audiotapes because of his twelve years of practical experience in organized crime investigations
  • saying Twrkette defined “illegal enterprise” for RICO purposes to avoid the danger that the statute would be construed too broadly
  • finding no abuse of discretion because appellant’s “other attorney had the experience and capability to represent” appellant and because appellant “d[id] not claim [his] representation was in any way inadequate”
  • finding no abuse of discretion because appellant’s “other attorney had the experience and capability to represent” appellant and because appellant “d[id] not claim [his] representation was in any way inadequate”
  • stating the continuity requirement “does not mean that individuals cannot leave the group or that new members cannot join at a later túne ... [i]t does require, however, that each person perform a role in the group consistent with the organizational structure”
  • FBI agent qualified to define terms such as “La Cosa Nostra,” “eapi,” and “consigliere” in organized crime context

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Ackerman, Adams, Hunter

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Cites

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