Legal Opinion
United States of America, Plaintif-Appellee v. Biagio Cirrincione and Tom Cirrincione
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 1986No. 84-2812, 84-2813PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Biagio and Tom Cirrincione appeal their convictions for conspiring to bomb several of a competitor’s restaurants. The Cirrinciones raise five issues on appeal: (1) whether the two defendants knowingly and voluntarily waived their right to separate counsel; (2) whether an actual conflict of interest existed that deprived the two co-defendants of their sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel; (3) whether the trial court erred in denying the defendants’ motion for severance; (4) whether Biagio was denied his procedural due process rights by the…
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