Legal Opinion
United States v. Bruno Mancari
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 5, 1989No. 88-2215PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The indictment charged Bruno Mancari and Robert DelPercio with conspiring with each other and “others known and unknown to the Grand Jury” to violate feder al drag laws, and with delivering a controlled substance. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 (conspiracy), 841(a)(1) (delivery). The two defendants were tried together. The jury acquitted DelPercio but convicted Mancari of both conspiracy and delivery. The judge sentenced him to four years in prison.
The appeal raises only two points that require discussion. The first is whether, DelPercio having been acquitted of conspiracy, there…
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