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UNITED STATES v. TURKETTE

Nos. 79-1545, 79-1546.

656 F.2d 5 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Novia TURKETTE, Jr., Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John VARGAS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred Paul Farese, Everett, Mass., for appellant, Novia Turkette, Jr.

John Wall and Harry C. Mezer, Boston, Mass., with whom Cullen & Wall, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant, John Vargas.

William C. Bryson, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Edward F. Harrington, U.S. Atty., Martin D. Boudreau, Sp. Atty., Boston, Mass., and Joel M. Gershowitz, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Circuit Judge, and BOYLE, District Judge.

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

Now that the Supreme Court has reversed us and decided, contrary to our opinion, that the term "enterprise" as used in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) encompasses both legitimate and illegitimate enterprises, United States v. Turkette, 452 U.S. 576, 101 S.Ct. 2524, 69 L.Ed.2d 246 (1981), we turn to the other issues in these cases.

A short case history is in order. The...

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