United States v. Shabani

United States v. Shabani

Argued October 3, 1994
Decided November 1, 1994
Full case name United States, Petitioner v. Reshat Shabani
Citations

513 U.S. 10 (more)

115 S. Ct. 382, 130 L. Ed. 2d 225
Prior history Convicted, conspiracy to distribute cocaine; conviction overturned, 993 F. 2d 1419 (9th Circuit, 1993)
Subsequent history 9th Circuit Reversed by Supreme Court and conviction upheld
Holding
Absent contrary indications, Congress intends to adopt the common law definition of statutory terms. The common law understanding of conspiracy "does not make the doing of any act other than the act of conspiring a condition of liability."
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Case opinions
Majority O'Connor, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
21 U.S.C. § 846

United States v. Shabani, 513 U.S. 10 (1994), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding conspiracy liability under federal statutes. The Court ruled: "...Congress intended to adopt the common law definition of conspiracy, which does not make the doing of any act other than the act of conspiring a condition of liability..." This ruling indicated that conspiracy alone can be criminal.

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