Federal Criminal Law

by Low, Peter W.; Hoffmann, Joseph L.

• ISBN13: 9781566623469
• ISBN10: 1566623464
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-12-01
• Publisher: Foundation Pr

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Table of Cases	xvii
Jurisdiction of the Federal Government Over Crimes	1	(159)
Introductory Notes on the Premises of Federal Jurisdiction Over Crimes	1	(4)
Introductory Notes on the Evolution of the Federal Criminal Law	5	(7)
Ordinary Crime	12	(49)
Direct Federal Interests	12	(1)
Introductory Notes on Crimes Protecting Direct Federal Interests	12	(19)
The Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction	31	(1)
Introductory Notes on the Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction	31	(30)
``Auxiliary'' or Supplemental Offenses	61	(21)
Introductory Note on ``Auxiliary'' or Supplemental Offenses	61	(21)
Interpretation of Jurisdictional Elements	82	(23)
Constitutional Limits	115	(1)
Introductory Notes on the Constitutional Reach of Federal Criminal Statutes	115	(45)
Mail Fraud	160	(102)
Introduction	160	(38)
Introductory Notes on the Development of the Mail Fraud Offense	160	(38)
Relation of the Mailing to the Fraud	198	(40)
Introductory Notes on the Relation of the Mailing to the Fraud	198	(40)
Scheme or Artifice to Defraud	238	(24)
Racketeering: Illustrative Statutes Aimed at Organized Crime	262	(130)
The Hobbs Act	262	(76)
Introductory Notes on the Anti-Racketeering Act of 1934	262	(30)
Introductory Notes on the Hobbs Act	292	(46)
Bribery Under the Travel Act	338	(17)
Bribery Under the Hobbs Act	355	(37)
Enterprise Criminality---RICO and CCE	392	(338)
Introduction to Enterprise Criminality	392	(66)
The RICO and CCE Statutes	392	(28)
Introductory Notes on Enterprise Criminality	420	(10)
Enterprise Criminality and Conspiracy	430	(28)
Enterprise Criminality and Loss of Prosecutorial Control: The Elements of Criminal and Civil RICO	458	(107)
``Enterprise''	458	(39)
``Pattern''	497	(38)
``Participate in the Conduct of an Enterprise's Affairs''	535	(14)
Proximate Causation	549	(16)
Enterprise Criminality and Double Jeopardy	565	(43)
Enterprise Criminality and ``Aider and Abettor'' Liability	608	(18)
Enterprise Criminality and Forfeiture	626	(104)
Limits of the Scope of Forfeiture	627	(12)
Protection of ``Innocent Owners''	639	(19)
Forefeiture and the Right to Counsel	658	(31)
Forfeiture and the First Amendment	689	(39)
Concluding Note on Enterprise Criminality and Forfeiture	728	(2)
Sentencing for Federal Crimes	730	(171)
Introduction to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines	730	(50)
``Real Offense'' Factors Under the Guidelines	780	(33)
Plea Bargaining Under the Guidelines	813	(42)
Introductory Note on Plea Bargaining Under the Guidelines	813	(19)
Introductory Note on Contracts Between Federal Prosecutors and Defendants	832	(15)
Introductory Note on ``Acceptance of Responsibility''	847	(8)
The Federal Death Penalty	855	(46)
Appendix A. The First House Debate: H.R. 653 (April, 1943)	901	(14)
Appendix B. The Second House Debate: H.R. 32 (December, 1945)	915