Legal Opinion
United States v. Alfred Scivola, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 2, 1985No. 84-1648PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant, Alfred Scivola, Jr., was convicted of committing perjury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623(a) (1982). The alleged perjury occurred when defendant was testifying in his own behalf while on trial, along with several others, for the offense of receiving stolen property. While testifying, defendant expressly denied having knowledge that certain property he had purchased was stolen. Nevertheless, after testifying and before the jury retired to consider its verdict, he decided to change his plea from “not guilty” to “guilty.” The district court accepted…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Robert G. Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- United States v. CiampagliaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- United States v. John M. Arruda, United States of America v. Edward RinglandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Harold S. Cross v. United States of America, John L. Jackson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by70 opinions
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