Legal Opinion
United States v. Negro
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 5, 1947No. 43, Docket 20709PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
1. Defendant assigns as error the fact that the judge told the jury, “A conspiracy involves two persons. If you find Bruchon not guilty of conspiracy you must find Negro not guilty.” Defendant argues thus: (a) The indictment named as the conspirators the defendants, Bruchon, Negro, and “divers other persons to the Grand Jurors unknown.” (b) The record contains evidence, says defendant, from which the jury might have concluded that Negro conspired with persons other than Bruchon. (c) It was therefore a mistake to advise the jury that, if Bruchon was guiltless of…
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