Legal Opinion
United States v. Anthony Zito and Vincent Zito
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 6, 1972No. 76, 77, Dockets 72-1290, 72-1291PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Anthony and Vincent Zito were convicted in a jury trial before Judge Dool-ing in the Eastern District of New York of violating 18 U.S.C. § 894, which prohibits “the use of any extortionate means (1) to collect or attempt to collect any extension of credit, or (2) to punish any person for the nonrepayment thereof.” Both defendants were sentenced to four years imprisonment. We affirm the convictions.
The facts as they appear from the government’s case 1 indicate that in March, 1968, the gas station owned by Edward Doran, the government’s chief witness, was robbed and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Corcoran v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. ShermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Nick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- People v. SingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Gabriel Felice v. The Long Island Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- United States v. William C. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Michel PierreCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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