Legal Opinion

United States v. Mazzei

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided March 17, 1975No. Crim. 74-319PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

MARSH, Chief Judge.

After conviction by a jury the defendant, Frank Mazzei, filed a “Motion for Judgment of Acquittal or in the Alternative for a New Trial.” In our opinion the motion and the alternative motion should be denied. 1

The motion sets forth the following reasons in support thereof:

2. The court erred in denying the motion for judgment of acquittal.

3. The verdict was contrary to law and against the weight of the evidence.

4. Error in refusing to declare a mistrial on the prosecutor’s examination of Mr. Kelly wherein he interjected the notion that defendant might be…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Perez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. United States v. Egidio Cerilli, in No. 78-2105. Maylan Yackovich, in No. 78-2106. John Shurina, in No. 78-2107. Ralph Buffone, in No. 78-2439Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  2. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. United States v. MazzeiDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. United States v. FloresDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
  5. Commonwealth v. McCartySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API