Legal Opinion
United States v. Panetta
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 24, 1977No. Crim. 76-341PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
This case comes before the court on post trial motions by defendants who were convicted by a jury of offenses arising out of a felon’s purchase of two handguns. Vincent “Tippy” Panetta 1 was found guilty of the unlawful receipt of firearms, 2 the making of false statements, 3 and conspiracy, 4 while Charles Diana was found guilty of conspiracy. Panetta contends his motion for severance should have been granted and evidence of another crime was improperly received. Diana asserts his double jeopardy rights were prejudiced, and both Panetta and Diana contend there…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. BordenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
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- State v. HarmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- Byrd v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- United States v. Milton Dean BatchelderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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