Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Capone, United States of America v. Richard Murnane
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 22, 1982No. 81-1507, 81-1775PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
The appellants, Joseph Capone and Richard Murnane, were convicted by a jury of robbing the mail, assault, and conspiracy to do both. 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 2 & 2114. Murnane was also convicted of possessing an unregistered sawed-off shot gun. 18 U.S.C. § 2; 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). The appellants make several arguments attacking their convictions. We conclude that these arguments do not warrant reversals.
The main evidence at trial was provided by John Grider, an admitted accomplice in the crime, who was serving time in jail on a second-degree murder conviction arising out of…
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