Legal Opinion

United States v. Frank John Bonanno

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided November 20, 1973No. 194, Docket 73-1852PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

Frank John Bonanno appeals from a judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York convicting him, on a two-count indictment, of passing, uttering and publishing and of possessing or concealing approximately 250 counterfeit $20 Federal Reserve Notes in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 472. The only questions raised concern the use of a tape and a transcript of a telephone conversation between Bonanno and Spiros “Gerry” Dendrinos, a former passer of counterfeit who had become an informer.

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The Government’s case consisted of the testimony of two Secret…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. On Lee v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952

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3Cited by77 opinions

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  2. United States v. Harold McMillanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  3. United States v. Eugene C. Kirk, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. Calixto Agapito, Martha Calderon and Horacio RuedaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
  5. 4 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1197, 5 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 570 United States of America v. Jose Esteban Cambindo Valencia, Jose Manuel Escobar Orjuella, Federico Gonzalez, Alfonso Velasco, Mario Caicedo, Edgar Enrique Moreno Ortiz, Julio Francisco Bermudez Prado, Rafael Flores Valencia, Carmen Vivas, Freddie Williams, Jesus Losada, and Rosalinda LosadaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979

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