17 Cited authorities

Boyle v. United States
556 U.S. 938 (2009) Cited 1,131 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that a RICO enterprise "need not have a hierarchical structure or a 'chain of command'; decisions may be made on an ad hoc basis and by any number of methods — by majority vote, consensus, a show of strength, etc."
Limestone v. Village
520 F.3d 797 (7th Cir. 2008) Cited 655 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the continuing violation doctrine simply “allow suit to be delayed until a series of wrongful acts blossoms into an injury on which suit can be brought”
People v. Till
87 N.Y.2d 835 (N.Y. 1995) Cited 220 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that testimony of prior bad acts may be admitted into evidence, after a finding by the court that the probative value outweighs any undue prejudice caused by its admission, when "needed as background material" or to "complete the narrative of the episode" that established a motive for and provided the jury with a thorough appreciation for the interwoven events leading up to the defendant's criminal conduct
People v. Buie
86 N.Y.2d 501 (N.Y. 1995) Cited 205 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the admission of a 911 tape that satisfied the requirements of the present sense impression exception was not improper bolstering where the witness was also available to testify
People v. Besser
96 N.Y.2d 136 (N.Y. 2001) Cited 112 times
Holding that testimony of accomplices does not need to be "corroborated for each pattern act" but is sufficiently corroborated by some independent evidence tending to connect the defendant to the enterprise corruption charge.
People v. Marcellus Pierce
2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 4026 (N.Y. 2010) Cited 63 times
In Pierce the Court noted that "[t]he waiver [of indictment] procedure is triggered by the defendant being held for Grand Jury action on charges contained in a felony complaint... and it is in reference to those charges that its availability must be measured."
Newton v. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
135 F.3d 266 (3d Cir. 1998) Cited 68 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding breach of best execution duty is "a material misrepresentation in connection with the purchase or sale of the securities"
United States v. Anderson
626 F.2d 1358 (8th Cir. 1980) Cited 107 times
In Anderson, two court administrators were charged with defrauding their employers through a false purchase-order scheme.
People v. Morales
2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 8439 (N.Y. 2012) Cited 31 times
In People v. Morales, 20 N.Y.3d 240, 958 N.Y.S.2d 660, 982 N.E.2d 580 (2012), the New York Court of Appeals examined whether multiple acts of violence directed at rival gangs could properly come within that state's anti-terrorism legislation.
People v. Castillo
47 N.Y.2d 270 (N.Y. 1979) Cited 96 times
In Castillo, the prosecutor deliberately interwove identification evidence regarding two separate crimes and the substantive error as to the reversed count certainly tainted the integrity of the jury's verdict as to the remaining count.
Section 1961 - Definitions
18 U.S.C. § 1961 Cited 14,920 times 72 Legal Analyses
Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include

The People, Respondent-Appellant,v.V. Reddy Kancharla, Appellant-Respondent.

17 Cited authorities

Holding that a RICO enterprise "need not have a hierarchical structure or a 'chain of command'; decisions may be made on an ad hoc basis and by any number of methods — by majority vote, consensus, a show of strength, etc."

Holding that the continuing violation doctrine simply “allow suit to be delayed until a series of wrongful acts blossoms into an injury on which suit can be brought”

Holding that the admission of a 911 tape that satisfied the requirements of the present sense impression exception was not improper bolstering where the witness was also available to testify

Holding that testimony of accomplices does not need to be "corroborated for each pattern act" but is sufficiently corroborated by some independent evidence tending to connect the defendant to the enterprise corruption charge.

In Pierce the Court noted that "[t]he waiver [of indictment] procedure is triggered by the defendant being held for Grand Jury action on charges contained in a felony complaint... and it is in reference to those charges that its availability must be measured."

Holding breach of best execution duty is "a material misrepresentation in connection with the purchase or sale of the securities"

In Anderson, two court administrators were charged with defrauding their employers through a false purchase-order scheme.

In People v. Morales, 20 N.Y.3d 240, 958 N.Y.S.2d 660, 982 N.E.2d 580 (2012), the New York Court of Appeals examined whether multiple acts of violence directed at rival gangs could properly come within that state's anti-terrorism legislation.

In Castillo, the prosecutor deliberately interwove identification evidence regarding two separate crimes and the substantive error as to the reversed count certainly tainted the integrity of the jury's verdict as to the remaining count.

Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include