Legal Opinion
United States v. William P. Rieger
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 22, 1991No. 90-3615PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HUYETT, District Judge.
William Rieger was convicted of one count of conducting a gambling business involving five or more persons in violation of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. § 1955, after a jury trial in the Western District of Pennsylvania. Rieger now appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. He also contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. 1 We affirm his conviction.
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This case arose from an investigation of illegal gambling in Erie, Pennsylvania, during the winter and spring of 1989. During that time, Officer Michael…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Davis v. Michigan Department of the TreasurySupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Scott C. Ciak v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Olga GaydosCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Bardul Taftsiou, United States of America v. James Taftsiou, AKA James Taft, AKA Gezim Taftsiou, James TaftsiouCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
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