Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Charles Bonanno, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1988No. 86-1352PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REDDEN, District Judge:
Joseph Charles Bonanno, Jr. appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy. Bonan-no urges five grounds for reversal: (1) outrageous governmental conduct; (2) entrapment; (3) the district court’s failure to instruct the jury on the good faith defense; (4) the district court’s abuse of its discretion in limiting cross-examination of a governmental witness; and (5) insufficient evidence to support the conviction. We affirm.
Joseph Charles Bonanno, Jr. was indicted with four codefendants: Salvatore (“Bill”) Vincent Bonanno, Jerome…
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