Legal Opinion

United States v. Gregory Comulada

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided April 26, 1965No. 28742_1PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LUMBARD, Chief Judge:

Gregory Comulada’s appeal from his conviction and fifteen-year sentence 1 for selling narcotics in violation of 21 U.S.C. §174 raises two questions:(1) Whether destruction of notes by a narcotic agent after the matter covered by the notes was incorporated into his official report required the striking of his testimony under 18 U.S.C. § 3500; and(2) Whether he was denied a fair trial because of testimony that the informer was not available, in the light of the government's failure to call the informer as a witness.

The government’s testimony showed that on December 20,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Mesarosh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Campbell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. John Cimino and Joseph D'ErcolECourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
  4. United States v. Solon Glaze, Also Known as SoloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
  5. United States v. Frank D'angiolillo, A/K/A Frank Buick and Louis D'AngiolilloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  3. United States v. Joseph CovelloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
  4. United States v. Kevin Harrison, United States of America v. Isaac Pendergrast, United States of America v. Juan GordonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  5. United States v. Joseph Armone, Stephen Grammauta, Vincent Pacelli, and Nicholas ViscardiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966

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