Legal Opinion
United States v. Grasso
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 22, 1979No. Crim. 76-505-1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.
In December 1977, Michael Grasso was convicted on one count of mail fraud in a trial without a jury. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment and placed on 4Vfe years probation. 18 U.S.C. § 3651. Grasso now moves under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate that sentence, alleging that he was denied his right to a jury trial because Rule 23(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (F.R.Crim.P.) was not followed. For the reasons discussed below, Grasso’s motion will be denied.
I. BACKGROUND:
Michael Grasso was indicted on 34 counts of mail fraud and 2…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Patton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Francis v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Yu Kikumura v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
- Robbins v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
- United States v. GrassoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Perna v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
- Taccetta v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
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