Legal Opinion
In Re Michael Rappaport
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 14, 1977No. 1468, Docket 77-3013PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Michael Rappaport, who seeks writs of mandamus and prohibition in this case, was indicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in January, 1976. His trial in December, 1976, ended in a hung jury and Judge Elfvin declared a mistrial. A retrial was set for January 25, 1977, but has not yet begun. The circumstances surrounding the failure to hold this second trial are the subject of this proceeding.
At his first trial, petitioner was represented by Martin Blitstein, Esq. Blitstein was admitted to the Florida Bar, but was not a member of…
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