Properties (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
|
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
influenced future prosecutions
reversal of lower court's decision |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
criminal case
93-1001 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
500 U.S. 257
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
reaffirmed mail fraud standards |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
June 29, 1994 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
March 1, 1994
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed from lower court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
McCormick v. United States
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influenced mail fraud legislation
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:John_McCormick
gptkb:United_States_government |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
unanimous decision majority opinion dissenting opinion Supreme_Court_review |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
federal law
mail fraud intent to defraud reversal of conviction government attorney reaffirmed legal standards use of mail in scheme McCormick's_attorney |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
involved statutory interpretation
involved legal arguments involved legal precedents involved judicial reasoning involved judicial interpretation analyzed intent and scheme important for white-collar crime cases involved analysis of evidence involved analysis of judicial decisions involved assessment of legal principles involved considerations for legal reform involved considerations for prosecutors involved criminal intent involved discussion of mail fraud laws involved discussions on criminal justice. involved discussions on legal ethics involved elements of fraud involved evaluation of fraud elements involved examination of intent involved federal jurisdiction involved financial transactions involved fraudulent scheme involved implications for defendants involved implications for future cases involved implications for legal practice involved intent to deceive involved legal definitions involved legal standards for fraud involved mail communications involved misrepresentation involved review of lower court's findings involved scheme to defraud involved use of interstate commerce |
| gptkbp:outcome |
conviction reversed
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
established intent requirement
subsequent mail fraud cases |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Skilling_v._United_States
gptkb:United_States_v._O'Hagan |
| gptkbp:significance |
clarified standards for mail fraud
|