United States v. Antonelli Fireworks Co.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This appeal brings up for review a trial of charges of improper manufacture of munitions of war had upon two indictments filed in the District Court on August 25, 1943. The first indictment charged the present appellants, Antonelli Fireworks Co., Inc., Amerigo Antonelli, John and Joseph DeRitis, arid Dominick Barbollo; in fifteen counts with wilfully defective manufacture of war riiaterial in violation of 50 U.S.C.A. § 103; while the second charged these same defendánts and three others, Bennie Piteo, Frank Bianchi, and Angelo Costanza, in a single count with conspiracy…