Boyle v. United States
2009 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boyle v. United States, 556 U.S. 938 (2009), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court involving what constitutes an "enterprise" under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The Court, in a 7-2 opinion, held that any group convened to carry out a crime meets the definition of an enterprise, even if it was only created for that purpose.
Quick Facts Boyle v. United States, Argued January 14, 2009 Decided June 8, 2009 ...
Boyle v. United States | |
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Argued January 14, 2009 Decided June 8, 2009 | |
Full case name | Boyle v. United States |
Docket no. | 07-1309 |
Citations | 556 U.S. 938 (more) 129 S. Ct. 2237; 173 L. Ed. 2d 1265 |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Boyle, 283 F. App'x 825 (2d Cir. 2007) |
Holding | |
Proof of a pattern of racketeering activity may be sufficient in a particular case to permit a jury to infer the existence of an association-in-fact enterprise. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Alito, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg |
Dissent | Stevens, joined by Breyer |
Laws applied | |
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act |
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