Legal Opinion
United States v. Fred Romano
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 11, 1978No. 78-1046PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
The question raised in this appeal from a criminal conviction is whether the Government’s evidence was obtained in violation of the use immunity that had earlier been granted to the defendant, Ferdinand (Fred) Romano, under 18 U.S.C. §§ 6001-6005. Twice in the spring of 1976, Romano had testified under an order of immunity in sessions of the Senate Subcommittee on Spending Practices, Efficiency, and Open Government — a subdivision of the Senate Committee on Government Operations — regarding the practices of G & G Packing Co., Inc., and Blue Ribbon Frozen Food…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- United States v. BurrisUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1985
- United States v. SerranoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Lewis F. Shelton, James Darrough, John Derry, Donald Burks, and Carl BledsoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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