Legal Opinion
United States v. Desposito
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 11, 2013No. Docket 11-2634-crPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIN, Circuit Judge:
On January 23, 2009, defendant-appellant Sonny Desposito set a car on fire at a residence in Chestnut Ridge, New York. Then, with the police distracted by the fire, he robbed the M & T Bank, stealing approximately $10,000. After his arrest, he sent a series of letters from jail seeking to persuade a relative and a friend to create falsified evidence he hoped would raise a reasonable doubt at trial. The letters were intercepted and turned over to the police. Desposito was convicted of bank robbery, “us[ing] fire ... to commit [a] felony,” and attempting to obstruct an…
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