Legal Opinion
United States v. Carmelo Sansone
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 11, 1956No. 224, Docket 23572PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant was found guilty after trial by jury of violating 18 U.S.C. § 371, in that he conspired with others to import and sell narcotics. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence of one year, relying for reversal on alleged errors at the trial.
The Government’s case rested on the testimony of an informer, Pierre LaFitte, corroborated at several points by the testimony of Government narcotics agents. The conspiracy disclosed was substantially as follows: In April, 1951, LaFitte became acquainted with a man named Orsini. At that time both men were…
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