UNITED STATES v. SHABANI

No. 93-981.

513 U.S. 10 (1994)

UNITED STATES v. SHABANI

United States Supreme Court.

Decided November 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Seamon argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Days, Assistant Attorney General Harris, and Joseph Douglas Wilson.

Dennis P. Riordan argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Alan M. Caplan and Marc J. Zilversmit.

O'Connor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.


Justice O'Connor, delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case asks us to consider whether 21 U. S. C. § 846, the drug conspiracy statute, requires the Government to prove that a conspirator committed an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy. We conclude that it does not.

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According to the grand jury indictment, Reshat Shabani participated in a narcotics distribution scheme in Anchorage, Alaska...

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