Legal Opinion
United States v. Anthony John Romanello, Victor Antonio Mendez and Gerald Thomas Vertucci
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1984No. 83-2206PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:... I saw a lizard come darting forward on six great taloned feet and fasten itself to a [fellow soul].... [T]hey fused like hot wax, and their colors ran together until neither wretch nor monster appeared what he had been when he began ....1
The joint trial of conspiracy defendants was originally deemed useful to prove that the parties planned their crimes together. However, it has become a powerful tool for the government to prove substantive crimes and to cast guilt upon a host of co-defendants. In this case, we are concerned with the specific prejudice that results…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. Ronald Berkowitz, Paul D'alessandro, Kevin Van Coughnett, Bisan Vafaie, and Wendall HowellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Houshang SheikhCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Robert Hilton Swanson and Jack Lavoied PhippsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Joseph Harold Johnson and Hugh Don SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by78 opinions
- Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. Arnold Sherlock and Ronald CharleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Wieslaw MietusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- United States v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Richard Balter, No. 94-5593. United States of America v. Kenneth Cutler, No. 94-5625. United States of America v. Chris Oscar Dejesus, No. 94-5626Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
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