Legal Opinion
United States of America, at Nos. 89-5372/5383, at No. 89-5510 v. Gaetano Vastola, at No. 89-5372, at No. 89-5510 v. Elias Saka, at No. 89-5383
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 20, 1990No. 89-5372, 89-5383 and 89-5510PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.
Table of Contents
I.Introduction t — (
II.The Facts t — H
1. The Dwek Loan rH
2. The MCA Deal r — t
III. Discussion
A. Government’s Appeal
1. Jurisdiction u_i
2. Inconsistency of the Verdict on Count 1 K'l
B. Sufficiency of the Evidence on Count 2 tv»\
C. The RICO Conspiracy tv»»
D. Sufficiency of the Evidence of MCA Extortion tv»\
E. Naming of the RICO Enterprise <»,*>
F. Admissibility of Testimony Regarding Loansharking Terms
G. Reference to Federal Witness Protection Program
H. of New Counsel i*.»i
I. The Electronic Surveillance
1. Background to CjlS
2.…
2Cases cited76 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by77 opinions
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