Opinion Recap Available: Boyle v. US
on Jun 26, 2009 at 2:02 pm
New to SCOTUSwiki, here, is Stanford student JP Schnapper-Casteras’ discussion of the Court’s recent decision in Boyle v. US. In an opinion by Justice Alito, the Court held that a criminal association-in-fact enterprise may exist if it has a purpose, sufficient longevity to accomplish that purpose, and relationships among associates – which can be inferred from the underlying acts and without a distinct structural hierarchy.
