United States v. Joseph Armone, Stephen Grammauta, Vincent Pacelli, and Nicholas Viscardi

FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

Four defendants appeal from convictions of violating the conspiracy provision of the federal narcotics laws, 21 U.S.C. §§ 173, 174. The single-count indictment named twenty-eight co-conspirators, twelve of whom were charged as defendants. The trial was originally scheduled to begin on April 27, 1965, with eight of the named defendants; the remaining four had not yet been apprehended. On that morning, two of the defendants became fugitives, requiring a one-week continuance. The trial of the other six defendants began on May 3, 1965 before Judge Bonsai and a jury. 1 On…