United States v. Joseph Gironda, John Heckens, John Speiss, and John Balzano

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1985-04-01

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CUDAHY, Circuit Judge, concurring. I think that the majority argues as persuasively as circumstances permit for the application of the Pinkerton rule here. Perhaps these conspirators could have foreseen one of their number carrying a gun under his belt. But the potential for abuse of this sort of application seems immense. For example, what are the limits, if any, upon vicarious liability for an…

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