Legal Opinion
United States v. Biaggi
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 6, 1987No. Cr 87-151 (JBW)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES
WEINSTEIN, Chief Judge:
Defendants were convicted of either giving or receiving a thing of value. 18 U.S.C. § 201(f), (g). Both were also found guilty of violations of the Travel Act. 18 U.S.C. § 1952. In addition, defendant Mario Biaggi was convicted of obstruction of justice. 18 U.S.C. § 1503. Each defendant moved to set aside the verdicts on the ground that the prosecution had used its peremptory challenges discriminatorily to exclude Italian-Americans from the jury. As indicated in detail below, although the defendants were able to make out a…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United States v. Mario Biaggi, Stanley Simon, Richard Biaggi, Peter Neglia, John Mariotta, and Bernard EhrlichCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Mario Biaggi and Meade EspositoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Di PasqualeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- State v. SpanUtah Supreme Court · 1991
- United States v. Horacio AlvaradoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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