Legal Opinion
United States v. Francis X. Vitale
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 6, 1998No. 98-5072PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
In this case the principal issue we must decide is whether the offenses of wire fraud and tax evasion should be grouped together for sentencing purposes when the government stipulated that the conduct underlying the wire fraud charge was embezzlement. Appellant also raises an issue of his alleged entitlement to a downward departure for diminished mental capacity.
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On September 30, 1997, Francis X. Vitale entered a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud and one count of tax evasion pursuant to a plea agreement. He was charged in the wire fraud charge…
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- United States v. Jose Casiano, A/K/A Jose Rivera Jose Casiano, United States of America v. Alfredo DejesusCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- United States v. SeligsohnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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