RICO and conspiracy construction: the mischief of the economic model

Article Abstract:

The Supreme Court upheld the RICO Act in 1997 in Salinas v. US. RICO allows defendants to be convicted of conspiracy based on participation in a criminal enterprise. However, the Court's approval overlooked the damage RICO did by replacing the traditional common-law principle of no guilt without proof of a culpable act concurrent with a culpable deed with an economic model of criminal law.

Models, Criminal law, Criminal intent, Conspiracy

---

Client perjury: an ever present, multidimensional problem

Article Abstract:

The author argues that perjury and should no longer be a crime. He sees the criminalization of perjury as an affront to dignity. He also claims that it violates the United States Constitution, particularly the ban on self-incrimination.

California, Evaluation, Perjury, Protection and preservation, Legal ethics, Dignity, Human dignity

---

RICO and the Bill of Rights: an essay on a crumbling utopian ideal

Article Abstract:

An examination of RICO and how it impinges on constitutional rights, especially those found in the Bill of Rights, is presented.

Interpretation and construction, Constitutional law

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Rich country, poor country: competition the mother of affluence, monopoly the sire of poverty. Radical Islam and the drive for global dominance: a new 'Caliphate'?
• Abstracts: International anti-trust cooperation: wave of the future. One market, one money, one law. A US-inspired EU antitrust revolution
• Abstracts: Zschernig v. Miller and the Breard matter. Restitution as a remedy in U.S. courts for violations of international law
• Abstracts: Criminal jurisdiction - extradition treaties - U.S. government-sponsored abduction of Mexican citizen. Extradition - UN Convention Against Torture - Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 - Administrative Procedure Act: Cornejo-Barreto v. Seifert
• Abstracts: Avoid tax when incorporating with encumbered assets. Poor timing precluded deduction of guarantor fees. Trio of rulings foster tax-free triangular reorganizations

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.