Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 11, 1985No. Nos. 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281 and 348, Docket 84-1010, 84-1024, 84-1025, 84-1026, 84-1027, 84-1028, 84-1041 and 84-1023PublishedCited by 290 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.
Eight defendants appeal from their convictions in the Southern District of New York on January 12, 1984 following a six-week trial before United States District Judge Milton Pollack and a jury. All defendants were tried under a 15 count indictment that charged narcotics, firearm and RICO violations of the most serious sort. Four of the defendants received life sentences and the other four were sentenced to terms ranging from 20 to 51 years. The violations of law charged against the various defendants briefly described are:
21 U.S.C. § 846 — conspiracy to violate…
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