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UNITED STATES v. GRAYSON

Nos. 85-1214, 85-1217, 85-1218, 85-1222, 85-1225, 85-1314 and 85-1391.

795 F.2d 278 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America v. Michael GRAYSON, a/k/a White Bear, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Charles MOORE, a/k/a Uncle Charlie, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Michael LAWLESS, a/k/a Caveman, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Charles McKNIGHT, a/k/a McNut, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Donald ROBINSON, a/k/a Dino, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Michael GIORDANO, a/k/a Bugsy, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. John GAVIS, a/k/a Wacker John, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1986.

As Amended July 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Shapiro (argued), Stack & Gallagher, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant Michael Grayson.

Nicholas Panarella, Jr., Law Offices of Nicholas Panarella, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant Charles Moore.

Arnold E. Rubin, Media, Pa., for appellant Michael Lawless.

Robert Hoffa (argued), Nino V. Tinari, Nino V. Tinari, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant Charles McKnight.

Frank J. Marcone (argued), Media, Pa., for appellant Donald Robinson.

Jeffrey L. Staniels (argued), First Asst. Defender, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant Michael Giordano.

Patrick J. Duffy, Duffy, Novak & Duffy, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant John Gavis.

Edward S.G. Dennis, Jr., U.S. Atty., Walter S. Batty, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Chief of Appeals, Thomas H. Lee, II (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges, and TEITELBAUM, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

On this appeal, we must decide the following questions:

1) Whether use of a prior conspiracy conviction as a predicate act for a subsequent Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization ("RICO"). 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c), prosecution and a subsequent continuing criminal enterprise ("CCE") prosecution violates the double jeopardy clause of the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution...

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