Legal Opinion
United States v. Pasquale Perrotta, United States of America v. William Agnos
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 25, 1977No. 76-1190, 76-1191PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Both appellants, Pasquale Perrotta and William Agnos, were convicted, after a jury trial, of conducting an illegal gambling business in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1955. They raise the following issues on appeal: (1) The legality of the wiretaps from which the Government obtained crucial evidence against them; and (2) The possibility of prejudice as a result of potential exposure of jurors to publicity concerning evidence which the judge had suppressed. 1
The first issue is now effectively foreclosed by our decision in United States v. Scibelli, 549 F.2d 222 (1st…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Marshall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Patterson v. Colorado Ex Rel. Attorney General of Colo.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Don C. Silverthorne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by48 opinions
- State v. BeySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- United States v. NarcisoDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1977
- United States v. Joseph J. C. Dicarlo and Ronald C. MacKenzieCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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