Adams v. United States

White, J., joined by Burger, C.J., dissenting from a denial of certiorari in a recent RICO conspiracy case | a Sec. 1962(d) violation need not arise from an agreement that the defendant himself commit the predicate acts | White, J., joined by Burger, C.J., dissenting from a denial of certiorari in a recent RICO conspiracy case | a § 1962(d) violation need not arise from an agreement that the defendant himself commit the predicate acts | "the decision to grant immunity is reserved to the discretion of the executive branch." | count of indictment sufficient although it did not identify specific drug | count of indictment sufficient although it did not identify specific drug | “Even if [allegedly newly discovered] evidence could convince the jury to disregard ... [the] testimony [of a particular prosecution witness] ..., the other evidence in the case was more than sufficient to sustain a finding of guilt.” | court limited cross-examination of witness in the Witness Protection Program | court limited cross-examination of witness in the Witness Protection Program | examining the "context of the entire trial" | examining the “context of the entire trial”