Legal Opinion
United States v. Carmine J. Persico, Jr., Salvatore Albanese, Hugh McIntosh Ralph Spero, and George Lafante
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 13, 1962No. 358, Docket 27298PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Pérsico, Albanese, McIntosh, Spero and LaFante and one Magnasco were tried to a jury in the Eastern District of New York, Mishler, J., on two counts of obstructing the movements of goods in interstate commerce by armed robbery, the hijacking of a truck carrying piece goods, and conspiring to do so in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, the Hobbs Act. On May 13, 1961 the jury disagreed. Some three weeks later the defendants were tried before a second jury, Matthew T. Abruzzo, District Judge, presiding. Pérsico, Albanese, McIntosh, Spero and Magnasco were…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. RiedelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
- United States v. Francis J. De SistoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Donald Joseph Hall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Albert GrunbergerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Carmine Persico, Salvatore Albanese, Ralph Spero, and Hugh McIntoshCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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