United States v. Anthony Cardarella

In 1977 Anthony Cardarella was found guilty by a jury sitting in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri 1 of conspiracy and of multiple substantive violations of federal statutes relating to "firearms and to the interstate movement and handling of valuable stolen property. The defendant received a substantial sentence. He appealed and his conviction was affirmed by this court. United States v. Cardarella, 570 F.2d 264 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 997, 98 S.Ct. 1651, 56 L.Ed. 2887 (1978).

After the Supreme Court refused to review the defendant’s conviction,…