Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Salerno
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 4, 1997No. 95-3577PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Robert Salerno was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 1952B 1 for murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the purpose of maintaining or increasing his position in a racketeering enterprise. He challenges his conviction on four grounds: 1) that the government violated the Speedy Trial Act by allowing 17 months to elapse between the conclusion of Salerno’s first trial and the announcement of its intent to retry Salerno; 2) that the district court erred in permitting the government to present extensive evidence of other crimes to show the existence of, and defendant’s…
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