Pinkerton v. United States

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseTypes Criminal case
No. 1
gptkbp:citedBy 328 U.S. 640
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:date 1943
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court
gptkbp:firstClaim Influenced_RICO_legislation
gptkbp:firstIntroduced gptkb:Pinkerton_v._United_States
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key case in conspiracy law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pinkerton v. United States
gptkbp:impact Influenced federal conspiracy statutes
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Frank_Murphy
gptkb:Justice_Wiley_Rutledge
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Justice_Robert_H._Jackson
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
gptkb:Justice_Murphy
gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
gptkb:Justice_Jackson
Justice_Stanley_F._Reed
gptkbp:legal_representation Influence on sentencing guidelines
Conspiracy can exist without overt act by all parties
Conspiracy law evolution
Conspiracy requires agreement and overt act
Culpability of co-conspirators
Effect on criminal defense strategies
Impact on plea bargaining
Implications for federal prosecutions
Liability extends to co-conspirators
Role in defining conspiracy
Scope of conspiracy liability
gptkbp:legalStatus World War II era
Conviction upheld
Co-conspirator liability
Conspiracy liability
Preponderance of evidence
gptkbp:outcome Affirmed conviction
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:United_States
Pinkerton
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Frankfurter
gptkb:Justice_Douglas
gptkbp:precedent Subsequent conspiracy cases
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:United_States_v._McGowan
gptkb:United_States_v._Kahn
gptkb:United_States_v._Smith
Joint venture
Vicarious liability
Agency theory
Actus reus
Mens rea
United_States_v._Boulware
United_States_v._Berrios
gptkbp:significance Established principles of conspiracy law