Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Cioffi
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 1, 1957No. 24428_1PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
n CLARK, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction after verdict of a jury for dealing in narcotics and conspiring to violate the narcotics laws. The principal claims on appeal concern an alleged varianee between the indictment and the proof submitted to the jury; an asserted error in the charge; and a failure to declare a mistrial because a coconspirator and prosecution witness, in answer to a question by the court, stated that he had pleaded guilty.
The single appellant, Cioffi, was indicted, together with Moscatelli and Jackson, in a three-count indictment alleging (1)…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United States v. FalconeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. FalconeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- United States v. HissCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by29 opinions
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