Supreme Court of New Jersey
State of New Jersey, Plaintiff v. Patrick Ball and Big Apple Leasing Co., Defendants; State of New Jersey…
July 20, 1995141 N.J. 142
Summary
The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the defendants' RICO convictions, holding that the statute's enterprise element does not require a distinct ascertainable structure, that the pattern element is satisfied by relatedness (continuity is not a separate requirement), that the trial court's jury instructions were adequate, and that the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions.