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UNITED STATES v. TURKETTE

No. 80-808.

452 U.S. 576 (1981)

UNITED STATES v. TURKETTE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark I. Levy argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General McCree, Acting Assistant Attorney General Keeney, Deputy Solicitor General Frey, and Joel M. Gershowitz.

John Wall argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Harry C. Mezer.*

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

Chapter 96 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U. S. C. §§ 1961-1968 (1976 ed. and Supp. III), entitled Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO), was added to Title 18 by Title IX of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-452, 84 Stat. 941. The question in this case is whether the term "enterprise" as used in RICO encompasses both...

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