SMITH v. UNITED STATES, 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

Issues: Conspiracy, Criminal Law

133 S.Ct. 714 (2013) 184 L. Ed. 2d 570 Calvin SMITH, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. No. 11-8976. Argued November 6, 2012. Decided January 9, 2013. Counsel: A.J. Kramer, Washington, DC, for Petitioner. Sarah E. Harrington, Washington, DC, for Respondent. A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, Counsel of Record, Rosanna M. Taormina, […]

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PINKERTON v. UNITED STATES, 328 U.S. 640 (1946)

Issues: Conspiracy, Criminal Law, Double Jeopardy, Fifth Amendment, Pinkerton Doctrine

328 U.S. 640 66 S.Ct. 1180 90 L.Ed. 1489 PINKERTON et al. v. UNITED STATES. No. 719. Argued May 1, 1946. Decided June 10, 1946. Rehearing Denied Oct. 14, 1946. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Double Jeopardy. Convictions for conspiracy and substantive offenses.?? Double jeopardy no defense to convictions for both. CRIMINAL LAW Conspiracy — Indictment […]

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Ocasio v. United States, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Conspiracy, Criminal Law, Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. Section 1951)

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]

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Griffin v. United States, 502 U.S. 46 (1991)

Issues: Conspiracy, Criminal Law, Due Process Clause, Fifth Amendment

502 U.S. 46 112 S.Ct. 466 116 L.Ed.2d 371 Diane GRIFFIN, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. No. 90-6352. Argued Oct. 7, 1991. Decided Dec. 3, 1991. Headnotes: Multiple-object conspiracy — General verdict: Neither Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause nor this Court’s precedents require, in a federal prosecution, that a general guilty verdict on a multiple-object conspiracy […]

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