Legal Opinion
United States v. Salerno
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 28, 1991No. Nos. 1586, 1601, Dockets 88-1464, 88-1470 to 88-1474, 88-1477, 88-1547, 90-1291, 90-1292, 90-1296, 90-1297, 90-1301, 90-1311, 90-1312 and 90-1351PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
In United States v. Salerno, 937 F.2d 797 (2d Cir.1991), we reversed the RICO convictions of Anthony Salerno, Vincent and Louis DiNapoli, Nicholas Auletta, Edward J. Halloran, Alvin O. Chattin, Aniello Migliore, and Matthew Ianniello, based primarily on the district court’s refusal to admit, under Fed.R.Evid. 804(b)(1), the exculpatory grand jury testimony of two witnesses, Pasquale J. Bruno and Frederick DeMatteis. We reasoned there that in view of all of the incidents of grand jury testimony — the government’s unilateral ability to grant witness immunity…
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