Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul Varsalona
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1983No. 82-2444PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Paul Varsalona appeals his conviction for committing perjury before a grand jury, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623. On appeal he contends that the trial court committed error in (1) failing to declare a mistrial after prejudicial references to organized crime were made; (2) denying the jury’s request to have identification testimony read; and (3) denying his motion for judgment of acquittal. We affirm.
Varsalona’s conviction stems from an incident in which two police officers observed Carl Civella, a convicted felon, purchasing a firearm. The officers had by chance spotted…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. PolizziCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Leonard PeltierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. William Fred PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Albert Rolland Bassler, United States of America v. George Robert Glover, United States of America v. Wayne Wesley SprecherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Tillman J. Bentley, United States of America v. Nathan PlattCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- United States v. Florencia Y. Walker (92-3135) and Tanya M. Powell (92-3136)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. James William ReedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. PadinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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