Edmund Boyle was indicted on numerous counts of RICO violations stemming from his involvement with a group
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Edmund Boyle was indicted on numerous counts of RICO violations stemming from his involvement with a group of other persons in numerous bank robberies. The group, which was not a corporation or other recognized legal entity, did not have a formal structure. Neither did it have a set hierarchy among its members. The members involved in the bank robberies shifted from one incident to another and thus did not always involve the same persons. There were, however, some group members such as Boyle who typically were involved in the robberies. A jury convicted Boyle on 11 counts. On appeal, he argued that because the supposed group was not a legal entity and had neither a formal structure nor a hierarchy, it was not an enterprise for purposes of RICO’s required elements. Therefore, he argued, he should not have been convicted. Was he correct in this argument?
CorporationA Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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Business Law The Ethical Global and E-Commerce Environment
ISBN: 978-1259917110
17th edition
Authors: Arlen Langvardt, A. James Barnes, Jamie Darin Prenkert, Martin A. McCrory