Legal Opinion
United States v. Vincent N. Colabella
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 30, 1971No. 105, Docket 71-1661PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from a judgment of conviction for violating the federal narcotics laws involves the “most priceless” safeguard “of individual liberty and of the dignity and worth of every man”— the right to a trial by an impartial jury. Irvin v. Dowd, 366 U.S. 717, 81 S.Ct. 1639, 6 L.Ed.2d 751 (1961).
Vincent N. Colabella, charged with the illegal sale of heroin, 1 was convicted after a three-day jury trial before Judge Levet on evidence that clearly established his guilt. Ronald J. Rossi, the government’s principal witness and, at the time of the alleged crimes, a…
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