Angiulo v. Commonwealth

At the request of the Commonwealth, we issued an expedited order on October 5, 1987, ordering the dismissal of the indictments for conspiracy to commit murder, and further ordering that the trial on the indictments for being accessories before the fact to murder proceed as scheduled. This opinion explicates the reasons underlying our order. 2

In the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the defendants, 3 Gennaro Angiulo and Samuel Granito, were convicted of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). See 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (c) and (d)…