United States v. Gennaro J. Angiulo

Prior to his first trial Angiulo moved for transfer of venue on the ground that prejudicial publicity had made it impossible for him to obtain a fair trial “in and about the District of Massachusetts”. His motion was denied. He was subsequently tried and convicted for assaulting a federal officer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111. For reasons not material on this appeal, we vacated the judgment and ordered a retrial, 1 Cir., 485 F.2d 37 (1973). He then renewed his motion for “transfer of the trial of this indictment from the District of Massachusetts to some other less prejudicial district”…