Legal Opinion
Anthony Esperti v. United States of America, Sam Nick Farinella v. United States of America, William Joseph Dara v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1969No. 25194, 25233 & 25234PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUINN, District Judge:
Defendants Dara, Farinella and Es-perti appeal from conviction on two counts of violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1951 1 the first anti-racketeering statute passed by Congress. Dara received concurrent seven and one-half years on each count. Farinella and Esperti each received concurrent ten year sentences.
On appeal the facts must be considered most favorably to the Government to support the verdicts. Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 62 S.Ct. 457, 86 L.Ed. 680 (1942).
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. DebrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. Anthony ProvenzanoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- United States v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Turf Center, Inc., Allen, A. Goldberg, Milton Hyatt and Myer Mayor Fox v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- United States v. Michael G. Thevis and Peachtree News Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Chester Vernon Zeigler, Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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