Adams v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• 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
• 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
• “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
• examining the "context of the entire trial"