Legal Opinion
United States v. Sasso
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 17, 2012No. 11-1094PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The government charged defendant-appellant Gerard' Sasso with one count of interfering with the operation of an aircraft with ’ reckless disregard for human life and one count of making false statements. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 32(a)(5), 1001. After a four-day trial, a jury found the defendant guilty as charged. The defendant was sentenced to serve three years in prison. On appeal, the defendant raises a gallimaufry of issues, only two of which need be discussed.
We begin with the defendant’s plaint that the district court should have granted his motion for a judgment of…
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