Legal Opinion

United States v. John M. Arruda, United States of America v. Edward Ringland

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 12, 1983No. 82-1295, 82-1297PublishedCited by 122 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES; Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants John Arruda and Edward Ringland were each found guilty by a jury of one count of conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 371, 1 and one count of violating the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952. 2 They raise the following issues on appeal: (1) whether defendants and offenses were properly joined in one indictment and tried at one trial; (2) whether there was sufficient evidence to convict Arruda on the conspiracy and Travel Act counts and Ring-land on the Travel Act count; (3) whether defendants are entitled to a new trial because two key government witnesses were in…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Blumenthal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. United States v. Ralph PetrozzielloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by122 opinions

  1. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. SepulvedaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. BoylanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Efraim Natanel A/K/A Efriam NatanelCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Gennaro J. Angiulo, Donato F. Angiulo, Samuel S. Granito, Francesco J. Angiulo and Michele A. AngiuloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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