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UNITED STATES v. LONG

No. 80-5102.

651 F.2d 239 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John D. LONG, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Camden Lewis, Columbia, S. C. (Barnes, Austin & Lightsey, Columbia, S. C., William B. Long, Jr., Long, Black & Gaston, Greenville, S. C., on brief), for appellant.

Lionel S. Lofton, Asst. U. S. Atty., Charleston, S. C. (Thomas E. Lydon, Jr., U. S. Atty., Columbia, S. C., William G. Rhoden, Third Year Law Student on brief), for appellee.

Before BUTZNER, PHILLIPS and ERVIN, Circuit Judges.

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

John D. Long, a South Carolina State Senator, appeals his conviction for violating and conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) and (d). Long assigns the following errors: his Senate seat, described in the indictment as an Office of Senate, was not an "enterprise" as defined by the Act; the activities of his office do not affect interstate commerce; the court improperly admitted...

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