CARPENTER v. UNITED STATES

No. 86-422.

484 U.S. 19 (1987)

CARPENTER ET AL. v. UNITED STATES

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 16, 1987


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don D. Buchwald argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Jed S. Rakoff, Howard W. Goldstein, James Niss, E. Michael Bradley, I. Scott Bieler, and Alan R. Kaufman.

Solicitor General Fried argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Weld, Deputy Solicitor General Cohen, Charles A. Rothfeld, Daniel L. Goelzer, Paul Gonson, Jacob H. Stillman, Rosalind C. Cohen, and Katherine Gresham.*


JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioners Kenneth Felis and R. Foster Winans were convicted of violating § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 48 Stat. 891, 15 U. S. C. § 78j(b),1 and Rule 10b-5, 17 CFR § 240. 10b-5 (1987).2 United States v. Winans, 612 F.Supp. 827 (SDNY...

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