Legal Opinion
United States v. Edward A. Cincotta, United States of America v. John Zero, United States of America v. Mystic Fuel, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 4, 1982No. 81-1141, 81-1408, 81-1147, 81-1409, 81-1155 and 81-1407PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
This criminal appeal challenges the trial court’s disposition of five issues, pertaining to the sufficiency of the evidence against one individual defendant, the sufficiency of the evidence and indictment against the corporate defendant, and, involving both individual defendants, the adequacy of remedies for prosecutorial misconduct, the admissibility of a hearsay document, and the propriety of a jury instruction on the implications of a defendant’s conscious avoidance of knowledge.
Factual Background
Appellant Mystic Fuel Corporation (Mystic) was engaged in the business of…
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