UNITED STATES v. CIOFFI

No. 249, Docket 24428.

242 F.2d 473 (1957)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph CIOFFI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Hanrahan, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

George C. Mantzoros, Asst. U. S. Atty., S. D. N. Y., New York City (Paul W. Williams, U. S. Atty., New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, MEDINA, Circuit Judge, and SMITH, District Judge.


CLARK, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction after verdict of a jury for dealing in narcotics and conspiring to violate the narcotics laws. The principal claims on appeal concern an alleged variance between the indictment and the proof submitted to the jury; an asserted error in the charge; and a failure to declare a mistrial because a coconspirator and prosecution witness, in answer to a question by the court, stated that he had pleaded guilty...

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