UNITED STATES v. BENTVENA

No. 27733.

319 F.2d 916 (1963)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William BENTVENA et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided June 13, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome Lewis, Brooklyn, N. Y., for appellants, Bentvona, Carmine Panico, Salvatore Panico and Struzzieri.

Harris B. Steinberg, New York City, (Edward J. Bloustein, New York City, of counsel), for appellant, Di Pietro.

Nathan Kestnbaum, New York City, for appellant, Fernandez.

O. John Rogge, New York City, and Frances Kahn, New York City, for appellant, Galante.

Abraham Glasser, New York City, for appellants, Loicano (Sylvester Cosentino, New York City, on the brief), and Sciremammano (George Todaro, New York City, on the brief).

Constantine N. Katsoris, New York City, for appellant, Mancino.

William R. Luney, New York City, for appellant, Mirra.

Richard V. Giordano, New York City, for appellant, Monastersky.

Jacob Kossman, Philadelphia, Penn., and Albert J. Krieger, New York City, for appellant, Ormento.

Jonathan L. Rosner and Arthur I. Rosett, Asst. U. S. Attys. (Robert M. Morgenthau, U.S. Atty., for the Southern Dist. of New York, William M. Tendy and Arnold N. Enker, Asst. U. S. Attys., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MOORE, SMITH and HAYS, Circuit Judges.


MOORE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by thirteen defendants from their convictions for violations of the federal narcotics laws, 21 U.S.C. §§ 173, 174. The indictment, filed on May 5, 1960, contained eight counts, and named twenty-nine defendants. Counts one through seven charged various defendants with substantive violations; count eight charged all of those named with conspiracy to violate the narcotics law. The trial from which this appeal is prosecuted...

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