Legal Opinion
United States v. Giuliano Giunta
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1991No. 89-5245PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
Giuliano Giunta appeals his convictions of conspiracy to import into and to distribute within the United States more than one kilogram of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 963, 846, and 841(b)(1)(A). We conclude that the evidence was insufficient to convict him of conspiracy on either count and reverse his convictions.
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Sometime in early 1987, Giunta became a target of an elaborate government sting operation designed to infiltrate organizations importing Sicilian white heroin into the United States and bring members of the organizations to justice. Effective…
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