Legal Opinion
United States v. Benedetto
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 22, 1977No. Nos. 76-1779, 76-2042PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
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Because the questions on appeal deal principally with the sufficiency of proof and the relation between the court’s charge and the evidence, a fairly detailed consideration of the indictment and the evidence is required. On May 16, 1974, DeGaetano and Sheehan were indicted for violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 892, and 894. Also charged in the same indictment was one Carlo Bene-detto. Benedetto was never apprehended, and the charges against him were severed at the Government’s request on February 3, 1976.
*172Benito DeGaetano and James Sheehan were convicted by a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Silber v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Lowell Lyons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- United States v. William J. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Frank TouloumisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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