Legal Opinion
United States v. Carlos Marcello
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1970No. 26773_1PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from Appellant’s conviction of forcibly assaulting and intimidating an officer of the FBI in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 111.1 Fifteen points of error are raised, each of which we find wanting and affirm.
On September 30, 1966 Carlos Marcello arrived at the New Orleans airport where, because of his reputation as a Mafia boss, he was immediately surrounded by newspapermen and photographers.' Among this group was FBI agent Patrick Collins, posing as a deplaning passenger, and his co-agent photographer whose job it was to keep an eye on Marcello. This…
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