Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Costello
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 20, 1958No. 24997_1PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINCKS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court which denied appellant’s motion for a new trial under Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. 1 The motion initially was based only upon a claim of newly discovered evidence allegedly showing that the fruits of illegal wire tapping had been used at the trial. In the course of hearings on the motion, the appellant was permitted by amendment to enlarge his motion to include two further grounds, viz., an allegedly illegal mail watch and an allegedly improper inspection of the tax returns of veniremen on the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Nardone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Ex Parte JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Sunal v. LargeSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by148 opinions
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