Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
Since its enactment in 1970, RICO has been somewhat problematic in its application. This Commentary explores some of the interpretational problems encountered by federal courts regarding certain RICO provisions from the perspective of a Judge for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The Commentary contends that, although Congress intended the law to be liberally construed, the statute's ambiguity demands strict construction in favor of lenity.
First Page
331
Last Page
348
Publication Date
5-1-1989
Department
Other
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Van Graafeiland, Ellsworth A.
(1989)
"RICO and the Rule of Lenity,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 9:
Iss.
2, Article 5.
Suggested Citation
Ellsworth A. Van Graafeiland, RICO and the Rule of Lenity, 9 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 331 (1989).
