Boyle v. United States | |
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Argued January 14, 2009 Decided June 8, 2009 | |
Full case name | Boyle v. United States |
Docket no. | 07-1309 |
Citations | 556 U.S. 938 (more) 129 S. Ct. 2237; 173 L. Ed. 2d 1265 |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Boyle, 283 F. App'x 825 (2d Cir. 2007) |
Holding | |
Proof of a pattern of racketeering activity may be sufficient in a particular case to permit a jury to infer the existence of an association-in-fact enterprise. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Alito, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg |
Dissent | Stevens, joined by Breyer |
Laws applied | |
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act |
Boyle v. United States, 556 U.S. 938 (2009), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court involving what constitutes an "enterprise" under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The Court, in a 7-2 opinion, held that any group convened to carry out a crime meets the definition of an enterprise, even if it was only created for that purpose.