Legal Opinion
United States v. Nicholas Lasorsa and Salvatore Caio
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 11, 1973No. 795, Docket 73-1210PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:
After a five day jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the defendants-appellants, Nicholas LaSorsa and Salvatore Caio, charged in a one-count indictment, were convicted of conspiracy to sell heroin without the buyer’s written order form in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Sections 4705(a) and 7237(b), and were sentenced to mandatory prison terms of five years each. 1 At the trial, the Government, in seeking to establish the defendants’ guilt, rested its case primarily on the testimony of its star witness, James…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Patton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- James H. Ellis, Jr. v. United States of America, Alfred M. Watkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Gondolfo Miranti, United States of America v. Domenico BandoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- United States v. Ralph Cianchetti, Charles Hedges and Molly SchauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- United States v. KravitzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- United States v. Milan Bagaric, Mile Markich, Ante Ljubas, Vinko Logarusic, Ranko Primorac, and Drago SudarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- United States v. David Thai, Lan Ngoc Tran, Minh Do, Jimmy Nguyen, Hoang Huy Ngo, Quang Van Nguyen, and Lv Hong, A/K/A "l.v. Hong"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- United States v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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