Legal Opinion
United States v. Ciamacco
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 30, 1973No. Crim. A. 72-150PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MARSH, Chief Judge.
After a jury trial, at which the majority of the government’s evidence was presented via court-authorized wiretaps installed under authority of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2520, Robert Ciamacco and Ned Cole (hereinafter defendants) were found guilty of violating the federal statute prohibiting illegal gambling businesses, 18 U.S.C. § 1955. 1 The defendants have filed a joint “Motion for New Trial and Judgment of Acquittal” assigning as reasons for the granting thereof that:
“1. The verdict was against the evidence.
“2. The verdict was against the weight of the evidence.
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Erlenbaugh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Richard Becker and Jack EisenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. Henry Floyd BoxCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. DiadoneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. LucidoDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1974
- United States v. Anthony Paul Diadone, John Eli Stone, Richard Carl Biggs, Reuben Goldstein, and John Denton Ritter, United States of America v. James William "Puny" WinninghamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. CiamaccoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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